BB2 postcode area · Blackburn with Darwen

The BB2 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, Ribble Valley, South Ribble. Area Scores range from 1 to 94 across them. Every full BB2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BB2 district contains both ends of the scale: Wilpshire & Mellor at 94 out of 100 (#403 of 6,856 in England) against Central Blackburn at 2, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £102,000 in Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank to £305,000 in Wilpshire & Mellor — a 3.0× gap within the BB2 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, Ribble Valley and South Ribble — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,565a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BB2 district

£180,250median home sold over the past year · +26.7% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 834 sales

Detached£312,725

Semi-detached£192,000

Terraced£120,000

Flat£102,750

Blackburn with Darwen£165,500

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Wilpshire & MellorRibble Valley	403	94	£305,000
Beardwood, Pleasington & LiveseyBlackburn with Darwen	985	86	£275,000
Brindle & WithnellChorley	1,678	76	£267,500
Gregson Lane & Coupe GreenSouth Ribble	1,746	74	£215,000
Ewood & FernhurstBlackburn with Darwen	2,589	62	£187,000
Lammack & RevidgeBlackburn with Darwen	4,186	39	£217,500
Queen's Park & Higher CroftBlackburn with Darwen	6,106	11	£170,000
MeadowheadBlackburn with Darwen	6,229	9	£150,000
Wensley FoldBlackburn with Darwen	6,442	6	£112,500
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin BankBlackburn with Darwen	6,682	2	£102,000
Central BlackburnBlackburn with Darwen	6,737	2	£124,500

People living in BB2 Census 2021

Residents92,819

Median age (est.)40

Density668per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above31%

No car or van23%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 11% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Managers & directors	11%
Associate professional	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Caring & leisure	10%
Elementary	10%
Administrative	10%
Process & plant	9%
Sales & customer service	9%

Ethnic group

White 71%Asian 25%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · Muslim 24% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BB2.

BB1 BB0 BB3 PR2 BB5 PR6 PR0 BB6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.