BB2 postcode area guide — Blackburn with Darwen

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Broadband & internet speeds in BB2

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BB2 postcode district (Blackburn with Darwen) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,312 postcodes Ofcom measures in BB2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.3%.

Around 0.1% of premises in BB2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BB2

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Mobile signal around Blackburn with Darwen

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Blackburn With Darwen district (70,208 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BB2

Police recorded 559 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BB2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BB2

Based on 696 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BB2 is £150,000, down 18.9% on the previous year (£185,000).

Latest recorded sales in BB2

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Blackburn with Darwen demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Blackburn with Darwen district (154,735 residents, 58,767 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BB2

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BB2

482 rated food businesses operate in BB2. 257 hold the top rating of 5, 65 are rated 4, and 50 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 112 Pizza, 16th Street, 4WAYZ, 608 Costa Coffee Shop at BAE Systems, 609 Costa Coffee Bar at BAE Systems.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BB2

From a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BB2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Blackburn with Darwen

Landlines around BB2 typically use:

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What's it like living in BB2?

Postcodes in BB2

Neighbouring districts

All Blackburn (BB) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.