BB1 7LE postcode in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

BB1 7LE is a postcode in Blackburn, in the Shear Brow & Corporation Park ward of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the Blackburn parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Blackburn with Darwen: 93% Typical price £130,000 Homes sold in BB1 7, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Nearest station Blackburn 750 m in a straight line

Where BB1 7LE is, and what is near it

Map of BB1 7LE and what is near it Map of BB1 7LE: its centre point, with the 66 other postcodes in the BB1 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB1 7AF: also in BB1 7BB1 7AJ: also in BB1 7BB1 7AP: also in BB1 7BB1 7AR: also in BB1 7BB1 7AT: also in BB1 7BB1 7AW: also in BB1 7BB1 7BD: also in BB1 7BB1 7BL: also in BB1 7BB1 7BQ: also in BB1 7BB1 7DJ: also in BB1 7BB1 7DN: also in BB1 7BB1 7DP: also in BB1 7BB1 7DR: also in BB1 7BB1 7DT: also in BB1 7BB1 7DY: also in BB1 7BB1 7EB: also in BB1 7BB1 7ED: also in BB1 7BB1 7EF: also in BB1 7BB1 7EG: also in BB1 7BB1 7EL: also in BB1 7BB1 7EP: also in BB1 7BB1 7ER: also in BB1 7BB1 7ES: also in BB1 7BB1 7ET: also in BB1 7BB1 7EU: also in BB1 7BB1 7EW: also in BB1 7BB1 7EX: also in BB1 7BB1 7EY: also in BB1 7BB1 7EZ: also in BB1 7BB1 7HA: also in BB1 7BB1 7HD: also in BB1 7BB1 7HJ: also in BB1 7BB1 7HN: also in BB1 7BB1 7HP: also in BB1 7BB1 7HS: also in BB1 7BB1 7HW: also in BB1 7BB1 7JB: also in BB1 7BB1 7JD: also in BB1 7BB1 7JE: also in BB1 7BB1 7JF: also in BB1 7BB1 7JG: also in BB1 7BB1 7JJ: also in BB1 7BB1 7JN: also in BB1 7BB1 7JQ: also in BB1 7BB1 7LD: also in BB1 7BB1 7LF: also in BB1 7BB1 7LG: also in BB1 7BB1 7LH: also in BB1 7BB1 7LJ: also in BB1 7BB1 7LL: also in BB1 7BB1 7LP: also in BB1 7BB1 7LR: also in BB1 7BB1 7LS: also in BB1 7BB1 7LT: also in BB1 7BB1 7LU: also in BB1 7BB1 7LW: also in BB1 7BB1 7LZ: also in BB1 7BB1 7NA: also in BB1 7BB1 7NB: also in BB1 7BB1 7ND: also in BB1 7BB1 7NE: also in BB1 7BB1 7NF: also in BB1 7BB1 7NG: also in BB1 7BB1 7NH: also in BB1 7BB1 7NQ: also in BB1 7 School 1.2 kmShear Brow & Corporation Park BB1 7LE Map of BB1 7LE and what is near it Map of BB1 7LE: its centre point, with the 66 other postcodes in the BB1 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 850 mSchool 1.2 kmShear Brow & Corporation Park BB1 7LE
  • BB1 7LE
  • Other postcodes in BB1 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7528, longitude -2.4829)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB1 7LE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BB1 7LE?

Every home and business at BB1 7LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Blackburn with Darwen: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Blackburn with Darwen: 99%

The line marks the figure across Blackburn with Darwen.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BB1 7LE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's days for BB1 7LE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BB1 7LE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BB1 7LE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BB1 7LE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Blackburn with Darwen

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB1 7LE: 3,475 properties in Blackburn with Darwen are at high risk (4.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Blackburn with Darwen

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BB1 7LE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BB1 7LE?

Homes in BB1 7 sold for a typical £130,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 7 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£130,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£139,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £130,000 7 sales

Across the whole BB1 district: a typical £169,350 from 470 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BB1 7LE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BB1 7LE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 July 2026. The middle sale was £130,000, from £90,000 to £150,000. Across BB1 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £130,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at BB1 7LE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB1 7LE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BB1 7LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around BB1 7LE. Over half of them (88%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (83%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BB1 7LE

Band D in Blackburn with Darwen for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £2,455 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,637.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 680 (88%)£1,637
Band Babout 70 (9%)£1,910
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,182
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,455
Band Ewithheld£3,001
Band Ffewer than 5£3,547
Band Gfewer than 5£4,092
Band Hfewer than 5£4,911

When the homes were built

  1. 83% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Blackburn with Darwen before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BB1 7LE is in (ONS area E01012644), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest open schools to BB1 7LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB1 7LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BB1 7LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB1 7LE is Blackburn Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Blackburn Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria St, 216 m away.

More stations near BB1 7LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB1 7LE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BB1 7LE?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB1 7LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest to the centre of BB1 7LE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BB1 7LE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB1 7LE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB1 7LE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BB1 7LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB1 7LE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BB1 7LE in a conservation area?

The centre of BB1 7LE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BB1 7LE?

Police.uk records 572 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB1 7LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences189 reports
Anti-social behaviour109 reports
Public order58 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports
Shoplifting40 reports
Vehicle crime35 reports

Also: drugs 26, other theft 25, other crime 14, possession of weapons 9, robbery 8, burglary 7, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BB1 7LE

Ward
Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackburn
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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