The UK Postcode Database

BB3 2LQ

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980
BB3 2LQ 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 2LQ

Park Road - 7 properties, USRN 2901918

Holly Tree Close - 1 property, USRN 2902424

Chestnut Grove - 1 property, USRN 2902425

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.679 / 53°40'44"N

Longitude: -2.4642 / 2°27'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 535394 5947937

OS Easting: 369438

OS Northing: 420376

OS Grid: SD694203

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CT7W.9X

Mapcode Global: WH978.3SVH

Open Location Code: 9C5VMGHP+H8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sq42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19404 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BB3 2LQ on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
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 17:12

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

Residential Property Sales in BB3 2LQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 March 2023 Lynfield, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £550,000
15 October 2020 Moorthorpe, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Semi-detached Freehold £550,000
24 July 2020 Woodlands Lodge, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £290,000
21 July 2017 Lynfield, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £250,000
5 June 2015 Lynfield, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £120,000
9 January 2015 Lynfield, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £120,000
22 June 1999 Moorthorpe, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £249,750
17 May 1996 Woodlands Lodge, Park Road, Darwen BB3 2LQ Detached Freehold £40,000

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 2LQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Rossendale and Darwen

MP

Andy MacNae Labour

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

West Pennine

Councillors

Julie Slater Conservative

Neil Slater Conservative

Jean Rigby Conservative

BB3 2LQ 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 2LQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00063811 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01012659 Blackburn with Darwen 017D 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
E05011524 West Pennine 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
E33007167 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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