BB3 0QW
The median sold price for the postcode BB3 0QW is around £185,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 74 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around BB3 0QW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £90,000 – £230,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BB3 0, last 24 months.
- Terraced£114,000(173 sales)
- Semi-detached£175,000(73 sales)
- Detached£275,000(57 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(1 sale)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
BB3 0QW median £185,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £160,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 44% below the typical Blackburn with Darwen neighbourhood
- Crime: 33% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in BB3 0QW, compared with 91.2% across Blackburn with Darwen and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 86.5% of premises across Blackburn with Darwen (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Blackburn with Darwen | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 86.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 91.2% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.03% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 32% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Blackburn with Darwen: more deprived than 13% of its 91 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (43%). Average Band D in Blackburn with Darwen is £2,455.27 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Blackburn with Darwen: £1,909.65 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 680 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A15%
- Band B43%
- Band C29%
- Band D13%
- Band E–
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St James' Church of England Primary School0.2 miles (250 m)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Lower Darwen Primary School0.3 miles (510 m)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Lower Darwen Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Darwen Vale High School0.6 miles (950 m)Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Darwen Vale High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Blackburn Central High School1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Blackburn Central High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy1.4 miles (2.2 km)Ofsted, May 2023: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to BB3 0QW is Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Blackburn Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)Darwen Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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