BB2 4AA postcode in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 4AA is a postcode in Blackburn, in the Ewood 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 £141,000 Homes sold in BB2 4, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Mill Hill (Lancs) 900 m in a straight line

Where BB2 4AA is, and what is near it

Map of BB2 4AA and what is near it Map of BB2 4AA: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the BB2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB2 4AD: also in BB2 4BB2 4AE: also in BB2 4BB2 4AH: also in BB2 4BB2 4AJ: also in BB2 4BB2 4AL: also in BB2 4BB2 4AP: also in BB2 4BB2 4AR: also in BB2 4BB2 4AS: also in BB2 4BB2 4AT: also in BB2 4BB2 4AU: also in BB2 4BB2 4AW: also in BB2 4BB2 4AX: also in BB2 4BB2 4AY: also in BB2 4BB2 4AZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4BA: also in BB2 4BB2 4BD: also in BB2 4BB2 4BE: also in BB2 4BB2 4BH: also in BB2 4BB2 4BJ: also in BB2 4BB2 4BL: also in BB2 4BB2 4BQ: also in BB2 4BB2 4BY: also in BB2 4BB2 4BZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4DA: also in BB2 4BB2 4DB: also in BB2 4BB2 4DE: also in BB2 4BB2 4DF: also in BB2 4BB2 4DG: also in BB2 4BB2 4DH: also in BB2 4BB2 4DJ: also in BB2 4BB2 4DL: also in BB2 4BB2 4DN: also in BB2 4BB2 4DP: also in BB2 4BB2 4DQ: also in BB2 4BB2 4DR: also in BB2 4BB2 4DT: also in BB2 4BB2 4DW: also in BB2 4BB2 4DX: also in BB2 4BB2 4DY: also in BB2 4BB2 4DZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4EA: also in BB2 4BB2 4EE: also in BB2 4BB2 4EN: also in BB2 4BB2 4EP: also in BB2 4BB2 4EQ: also in BB2 4BB2 4ER: also in BB2 4BB2 4ES: also in BB2 4BB2 4ET: also in BB2 4BB2 4EU: also in BB2 4BB2 4EW: also in BB2 4BB2 4EX: also in BB2 4BB2 4EY: also in BB2 4BB2 4EZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4GT: also in BB2 4BB2 4GU: also in BB2 4BB2 4GX: also in BB2 4BB2 4GY: also in BB2 4BB2 4HA: also in BB2 4BB2 4HB: also in BB2 4BB2 4HD: also in BB2 4BB2 4HE: also in BB2 4BB2 4HG: also in BB2 4BB2 4HJ: also in BB2 4BB2 4HL: also in BB2 4BB2 4HP: also in BB2 4BB2 4HR: also in BB2 4BB2 4HS: also in BB2 4BB2 4HT: also in BB2 4BB2 4HU: also in BB2 4BB2 4HW: also in BB2 4BB2 4HX: also in BB2 4BB2 4JA: also in BB2 4BB2 4JE: also in BB2 4BB2 4LX: also in BB2 4BB2 4LY: also in BB2 4BB2 4PB: also in BB2 4BB2 4PH: also in BB2 4BB2 4PJ: also in BB2 4BB2 4PL: also in BB2 4BB2 4PN: also in BB2 4BB2 4PP: also in BB2 4BB2 4PR: also in BB2 4BB2 4PS: also in BB2 4BB2 4PU: also in BB2 4BB2 4PW: also in BB2 4BB2 4PX: also in BB2 4BB2 4PZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4QD: also in BB2 4BB2 4QE: also in BB2 4BB2 4RP: also in BB2 4BB2 4RU: also in BB2 4BB2 4RX: also in BB2 4BB2 4RY: also in BB2 4BB2 4US: also in BB2 4BB2 4UW: also in BB2 4BB2 4UX: also in BB2 4BB2 4UY: also in BB2 4BB2 4UZ: also in BB2 4BB2 4WB: also in BB2 4BB2 4WD: also in BB2 4BB2 4WE: also in BB2 4 Blackburn BB2 4AA Map of BB2 4AA and what is near it Map of BB2 4AA: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the BB2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Mill Hill & Moorgate BB2 4AA
  • BB2 4AA
  • Other postcodes in BB2 4: 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 53.7387, longitude -2.4896)

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 BB2 4AA?

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 BB2 4AA?

Every home and business at BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's days for BB2 4AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA.

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 BB2 4AA: 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 BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA?

Homes in BB2 4 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 181 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£142,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £171,000 46 sales
  • Terraced £105,000 86 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £89,690 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BB2 district: a typical £178,475 from 622 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 BB2 4AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB2 4AA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near BB2 4AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,140 homes in the neighbourhood around BB2 4AA. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 BB2 4AA

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 960 (84%)£1,637
Band Babout 150 (13%)£1,910
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£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. 38% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 BB2 4AA is in (ONS area E01012595), 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest open schools to BB2 4AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB2 4AA is Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Blackburn Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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 Hamilton Street, 168 m away.

More stations near BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB2 4AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 3.0 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest to the centre of BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB2 4AA, 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 BB2 4AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA in a conservation area?

The centre of BB2 4AA 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 BB2 4AA?

Police.uk records 624 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB2 4AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences228 reports
Anti-social behaviour128 reports
Public order67 reports
Criminal damage and arson45 reports
Shoplifting44 reports
Other theft31 reports

Also: vehicle crime 24, drugs 22, other crime 11, burglary 9, possession of weapons 8, robbery 7.

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 BB2 4AA

Ward
Ewood
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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