BB postcode area: Blackburn
The BB postcode area is known as the Blackburn area. It is every postcode that begins BB followed by a number. It has 13 districts and 13,608 postcodes in use, across 9 councils.
Homes in the BB area sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £135,000 in BB9 (Nelson) to £273,500 in BB7 (Clitheroe).
For the town itself, see Blackburn postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.7854
Longitude -2.3363
This is the middle of the postcodes in the BB area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the BB area?
Homes in the BB area sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5,625 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £167,500
- 12 months to August 2026
- £165,000
▼ down 1.5% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the BB districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- BB1 postcode district: BlackburnBlackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Rossendale 1,310 postcodes Typical price£169,350 Gigabit, every home1,079 of 1,287 At flood risk95 of 1,310
- BB2 postcode district: BlackburnBlackburn with Darwen, Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Chorley 1,414 postcodes Typical price£178,475 Gigabit, every home1,108 of 1,320 At flood risk125 of 1,414
- BB3 postcode district: DarwenBlackburn with Darwen 931 postcodes Typical price£160,000 Gigabit, every home625 of 899 At flood risk98 of 931
- BB4 postcode district: RawtenstallRossendale 1,336 postcodes Typical price£194,950 Gigabit, every home1,101 of 1,313 At flood risk254 of 1,336
- BB5 postcode district: AccringtonHyndburn, Rossendale 1,552 postcodes Typical price£140,000 Gigabit, every home1,231 of 1,506 At flood risk203 of 1,552
- BB6 postcode district: Great HarwoodHyndburn, Ribble Valley 373 postcodes Typical price£167,000 Gigabit, every home298 of 369 At flood risk29 of 373
- BB7 postcode district: ClitheroeRibble Valley, Hyndburn, Pendle 1,228 postcodes Typical price£273,500 Gigabit, every home814 of 1,169 At flood risk219 of 1,228
- BB8 postcode district: ColnePendle 785 postcodes Typical price£153,500 Gigabit, every home635 of 774 At flood risk86 of 785
- BB9 postcode district: NelsonPendle, Ribble Valley 1,397 postcodes Typical price£135,000 Gigabit, every home1,136 of 1,291 At flood risk180 of 1,397
- BB10 postcode district: BurnleyBurnley, Pendle 891 postcodes Typical price£141,000 Gigabit, every home760 of 877 At flood risk57 of 891
- BB11 postcode district: BurnleyBurnley 840 postcodes Typical price£135,500 Gigabit, every home666 of 775 At flood risk79 of 840
- BB12 postcode district: BurnleyBurnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley 978 postcodes Typical price£170,000 Gigabit, every home791 of 972 At flood risk100 of 978
- BB18 postcode district: BarnoldswickPendle, North Yorkshire 573 postcodes Typical price£159,950 Gigabit, every home477 of 563 At flood risk98 of 573
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the BB area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the BB area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the BB area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Blackburn with Darwen3,243 postcodes
- Pendle2,963 postcodes
- Burnley2,399 postcodes
- Hyndburn2,004 postcodes
- Ribble Valley1,618 postcodes
- Rossendale1,367 postcodes
- South Ribble9 postcodes
- Chorley3 postcodes
- North Yorkshire2 postcodes
Near the BB area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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