BB3 postcode area
The BB3 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen. Area Scores range from 6 to 85 across them.
In summary
The BB3 district contains both ends of the scale: Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey at 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 in England) against East Darwen at 7, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £123,475 in East Darwen to £350,000 in Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden — a 2.8× gap within the BB3 district.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardwood, Pleasington & LiveseyBlackburn with Darwen | 985 | 86 | £275,000 |
| Tockholes, Edgworth & HoddlesdenBlackburn with Darwen | 2,185 | 68 | £350,000 |
| Ewood & FernhurstBlackburn with Darwen | 2,589 | 62 | £187,000 |
| South Darwen & WhitehallBlackburn with Darwen | 3,570 | 48 | £185,000 |
| North DarwenBlackburn with Darwen | 5,832 | 15 | £145,000 |
| Darwen TownBlackburn with Darwen | 6,078 | 11 | £129,000 |
| Queen's Park & Higher CroftBlackburn with Darwen | 6,106 | 11 | £170,000 |
| MeadowheadBlackburn with Darwen | 6,229 | 9 | £150,000 |
| East DarwenBlackburn with Darwen | 6,380 | 7 | £123,475 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BB3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.