PR6 postcode area guide — Blackburn with Darwen

Where is PR6?

Broadband & internet speeds in PR6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the PR6 postcode district (Blackburn with Darwen) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 996 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.

Around 0.2% of premises in PR6 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 PR6

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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 PR6

Police recorded 89 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR6 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 PR6

Based on 407 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR6 is £210,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£210,000).

Latest recorded sales in PR6

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 PR6

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 PR6

214 rated food businesses operate in PR6. 159 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3BZ, Abbey Village Primary School, Adlington Community Food Club (Cafe), Adlington Community Food Club (Distribution), Adlington Junior Football Club (AJFC).

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

Energy performance (EPC) in PR6

From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PR6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% 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 PR6 typically use:

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What's it like living in PR6?

Postcodes in PR6

Neighbouring districts

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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.