BB3 2HR

a postcode in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980

BB3 2HR	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 2HR

Cranberry Close - 30 properties, USRN 2902186

Cranberry Lane - 1 property, USRN 2902185

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6829 / 53°40'58"N

Longitude: -2.4469 / 2°26'48"W

UTM Reference: 30U 536529 5948387

OS Easting: 370579

OS Northing: 420812

OS Grid: SD705208

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CTCV.1H

Mapcode Global: WH978.DP1G

Open Location Code: 9C5VMHM3+56

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sq63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
White Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15189 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BB3 2HR on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:27
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:09
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:50
Sunrise	06:25
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:18
Sunset	18:12
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:46
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:27
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:10

Hours of daylight today	05:55 to 18:42
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:42 to 05:53
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	06:38
Moon Rises	18:47

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB3 2HR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BB3 2HR

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
30 April 2021	15 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
14 March 2019	15 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
27 October 2017	4 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
28 October 2016	16 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,500
22 May 2015	11 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£142,500
14 December 2012	17 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£142,500
28 January 2011	24 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
12 October 2007	2 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£146,000
20 April 2007	17 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£143,000
31 October 2006	9 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,950
19 December 2003	20 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£119,950
29 June 2001	11 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000
26 January 2001	25 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£41,000
15 December 2000	6 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£71,000
7 July 2000	19 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
28 January 2000	21 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
10 December 1999	10 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
3 September 1999	17 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£46,000
22 December 1998	6 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,950
4 December 1998	8 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£44,000
28 September 1998	4 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
14 August 1998	15 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£62,000
23 April 1998	11 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
31 July 1996	15 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,750
7 June 1996	2 Cranberry Close, Darwen BB3 2HR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000

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 2HR

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Rossendale and Darwen

MP

Andy MacNae Labour

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Darwen South

Councillors

Kevin Connor Conservative

Matthew Jackson Labour

Anthony Shaw Labour

BB3 2HR 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 2HR

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00063602		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00181527		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01012616	Blackburn with Darwen 017C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002631	Blackburn with Darwen 017	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012080	Darwen	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2010	DLUHC
E05011515	Darwen South	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
E33007165		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
E63000945	Darwen	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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

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