BB3 3LT

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980

BB3 3LT	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BB3 3LT

Ranken Drive - 20 properties, USRN 2902225

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6938 / 53°41'37"N

Longitude: -2.4333 / 2°25'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 537420 5949599

OS Easting: 371487

OS Northing: 422010

OS Grid: SD714220

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CTGQ.0M

Mapcode Global: WH978.LFH4

Open Location Code: 9C5VMHV8+GM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sq86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20949 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BB3 3LT on Thursday 9 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:00
Sunrise	04:51
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:15
Sunset	21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:29
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:53

Hours of daylight today	04:21 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:08 to 04:22
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Sets	15:40
Moon Rises	23:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB3 3LT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BB3 3LT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
30 September 2022	1 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£250,000
9 March 2022	19 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
9 February 2022	19 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£245,000
2 September 2021	17 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£225,000
8 March 2021	1 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£220,000
1 November 2019	20 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Detached	Leasehold	£189,995
23 August 2019	18 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£130,000
18 December 2017	4 Ranken Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£147,000
30 October 2014	3 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,000
12 October 2007	1 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£175,000
29 August 2003	9 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
29 August 2003	11 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£130,000
20 December 2002	11 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£120,000
16 May 2002	2 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£76,000
29 June 2001	14 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000
18 May 2001	12 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£68,000
5 May 2000	19 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£71,950
10 January 2000	3 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,500
22 July 1999	4 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£42,900
17 October 1997	15 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£65,000
8 November 1996	2 Rankin Drive, Hoddlesden, Darwen BB3 3LT	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£47,500

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 3LT

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

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BB3 3LT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00063485		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01012592	Blackburn with Darwen 018A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002632	Blackburn with Darwen 018	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
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
E33007169		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
E43000279	Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2021	ONS
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
E63008052	Hoddlesden	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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