BB3 2HW

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980

BB3 2HW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BB3 2HW

Martin Drive - 14 properties, USRN 2902189

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6834 / 53°41'0"N

Longitude: -2.4508 / 2°27'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 536273 5948440

OS Easting: 370324

OS Northing: 420866

OS Grid: SD703208

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CTBV.6B

Mapcode Global: WH978.BP62

Open Location Code: 9C5VMGMX+9M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sq54

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

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 2HW on Saturday 11 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:03
Sunrise	04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:15
Sunset	21:36
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:26
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:49

Hours of daylight today	04:24 to 22:06
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:06 to 04:25
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:12
Moon sets	18:38

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

Residential Property Sales in BB3 2HW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 November 2018	3 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
9 November 2018	7 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£307,500
20 May 2016	14 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
26 February 2015	1 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
1 December 2011	11 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
24 October 2008	5 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
31 May 2005	1 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,000
24 May 2002	2 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
18 December 2001	5 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£97,500
31 August 2001	15 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£140,000
21 August 2001	7 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£137,000
11 May 2001	3 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,000
11 July 2000	2 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,950
1 November 1999	14 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£118,000
4 November 1998	11 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£118,000
1 May 1998	10 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£107,000
19 December 1997	12 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£106,000
14 March 1997	2 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
14 February 1997	9 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£103,000
11 November 1996	7 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£15,000
19 January 1996	10 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Detached	Freehold	£98,000
13 November 1995	3 Martin Drive, Darwen BB3 2HW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£47,000

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 2HW

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 2HW 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 2HW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00063603		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	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
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

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