The UK Postcode Database

BB3 1EL

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980
BB3 1EL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with BB3 1EL

Preston Street - 45 properties, USRN 2901585

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7033 / 53°42'11"N

Longitude: -2.4746 / 2°28'28"W

UTM Reference: 30U 534685 5950640

OS Easting: 368767

OS Northing: 423088

OS Grid: SD687230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CT5M.16

Mapcode Global: WH977.Y5ST

Open Location Code: 9C5VPG3G+85

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sq38

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3105 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BB3 1EL on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:02
Sunrise 04:52
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:28
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:51
Hours of daylight today04:22 to 22:07
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:07 to 04:24
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 17:13

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB3 1EL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BB3 1EL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 December 2023 24 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £112,000
31 August 2023 32 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
28 July 2023 22 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
29 June 2023 43 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,999
6 April 2023 43 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
16 December 2022 24 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
7 January 2022 34 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £78,000
24 November 2021 40 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £82,500
2 March 2020 23 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £47,500
11 October 2019 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £46,000
23 August 2019 28 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
4 February 2019 19 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,250
25 May 2018 18 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
17 November 2017 32 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £43,500
30 October 2017 40 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
20 October 2017 30 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £62,000
26 May 2017 30 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £65,000
9 February 2017 44 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £43,500
8 December 2016 20 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £51,000
2 November 2016 14 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £42,500
5 May 2016 33 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,500
1 March 2016 11 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,000
10 November 2015 20 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £39,000
21 August 2015 38 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
10 April 2015 30 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
29 August 2014 11a Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
22 August 2014 34 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £56,000
16 December 2013 8 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £58,000
30 September 2013 22 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
6 April 2011 30 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
13 November 2009 4 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £39,000
7 December 2007 1 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £78,000
25 May 2007 35 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
15 December 2006 29 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £69,500
11 August 2006 37 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £71,000
8 August 2006 17 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
4 August 2006 15 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,500
26 July 2006 12 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £71,500
22 May 2006 33 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
27 April 2006 6 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
31 March 2006 20 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £63,500
23 November 2005 44 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,500
30 September 2005 42 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
2 September 2005 14 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
7 July 2005 21 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,500
10 June 2005 25 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,000
13 May 2005 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £54,000
6 April 2005 5 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £67,000
4 April 2005 27 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £58,000
21 March 2005 26 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £48,000
14 October 2004 14 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £41,000
15 September 2004 20 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £44,000
1 September 2004 6 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Semi-detached Leasehold £43,000
27 August 2004 1 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
2 August 2004 29 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
19 March 2004 29 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £38,000
23 February 2004 12 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,500
7 November 2003 37 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,000
29 October 2003 5 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £19,500
4 December 2002 24 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £35,250
28 October 2002 1 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,000
11 October 2002 24 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £20,000
3 October 2002 32 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £26,750
23 August 2002 5 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £11,000
19 July 2002 15 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £24,000
1 April 2002 14 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £11,000
21 December 2001 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £28,000
23 November 2001 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £17,000
20 July 2001 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £20,000
9 March 2001 29 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £20,000
5 November 1999 11 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,950
23 September 1999 14 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £13,000
16 July 1999 11 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £23,000
6 July 1999 47 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £16,500
9 April 1999 24 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £17,000
22 February 1999 7 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £27,500
22 January 1999 27 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £16,000
20 November 1998 4 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £26,950
4 September 1998 15 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £27,000
27 May 1998 44 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £17,000
24 April 1998 1 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £14,000
8 August 1997 42 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £23,950
25 April 1997 33 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £26,950
29 November 1996 42 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,000
15 November 1996 43 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,950
29 July 1996 33 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £12,500
13 March 1996 4 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £8,000
21 December 1995 5 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £13,500
29 September 1995 3 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £20,000
3 July 1995 37 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £27,950
12 June 1995 35 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £23,950
26 May 1995 39 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £24,500
27 January 1995 8 Preston Street, Darwen BB3 1EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £28,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BB3 1EL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Rossendale and Darwen

MP

Andy MacNae Labour

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Darwen East

Councillors

Martin McCaughran Labour

Katrina Fielding Labour

Matt Gibson Labour

BB3 1EL also falls within the Civil Parish of Darwen, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BB3 1EL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00063753 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01012648 Blackburn with Darwen 014D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002628 Blackburn with Darwen 014 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012080 Darwen Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2010 DLUHC
E05011514 Darwen East Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 3 May 2018 DLUHC
E06000008 Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001450 Rossendale and Darwen Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000170 Blackburn Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33007156 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000014 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E63008053 Darwen Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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