BB2 5BH postcode in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 5BH is a postcode in Blackburn, in the Livesey with Pleasington ward of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the Blackburn parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since June 1998.

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 at BB2 5BH can get it Across Blackburn with Darwen: 93% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in BB2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10.7% on the year before Nearest station Cherry Tree 150 m in a straight line

Where BB2 5BH is, and what is near it

Map of BB2 5BH and what is near it Map of BB2 5BH: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the BB2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB2 5AD: also in BB2 5BB2 5AF: also in BB2 5BB2 5AH: also in BB2 5BB2 5AJ: also in BB2 5BB2 5AL: also in BB2 5BB2 5AN: also in BB2 5BB2 5AU: also in BB2 5BB2 5AW: also in BB2 5BB2 5BL: also in BB2 5BB2 5BN: also in BB2 5BB2 5BQ: also in BB2 5BB2 5BW: also in BB2 5BB2 5BY: also in BB2 5BB2 5GX: also in BB2 5BB2 5HD: also in BB2 5BB2 5HE: also in BB2 5BB2 5HH: also in BB2 5BB2 5HJ: also in BB2 5BB2 5LF: also in BB2 5BB2 5LJ: also in BB2 5BB2 5LL: also in BB2 5BB2 5LP: also in BB2 5BB2 5LQ: also in BB2 5BB2 5LT: also in BB2 5BB2 5LW: also in BB2 5BB2 5LX: also in BB2 5BB2 5LY: also in BB2 5BB2 5LZ: also in BB2 5BB2 5NA: also in BB2 5BB2 5NB: also in BB2 5BB2 5ND: also in BB2 5BB2 5NE: also in BB2 5BB2 5NF: also in BB2 5BB2 5NG: also in BB2 5BB2 5NL: also in BB2 5BB2 5NN: also in BB2 5BB2 5NP: also in BB2 5BB2 5NQ: also in BB2 5BB2 5NR: also in BB2 5BB2 5NS: also in BB2 5BB2 5NT: also in BB2 5BB2 5NU: also in BB2 5BB2 5NW: also in BB2 5BB2 5NX: also in BB2 5 Mill Hill (Lancs) station 1.2 kmLivesey with Pleasington BB2 5BH Map of BB2 5BH and what is near it Map of BB2 5BH: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the BB2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Livesey with Pleasington BB2 5BH
  • BB2 5BH
  • Other postcodes in BB2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 53.7315, longitude -2.5188)

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 5BH?

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 5BH?

Every home and business at BB2 5BH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BB2 5BH 100% Blackburn with Darwen 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BB2 5BH 100% Blackburn with Darwen 99%
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 5BH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's days for BB2 5BH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BB2 5BH 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 5BH 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 5BH.

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 5BH: 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 5BH 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 5BH?

Homes in BB2 5 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 145 sales, down 10.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£279,995 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £332,995 62 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £172,500 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,000 7 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 5BH

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in BB2 5BH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 October 2025. The middle price was £226,250, from £172,750 to £240,000. Across BB2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £250,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near BB2 5BH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BB2 5BH. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (22%). 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 5BH

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 £3,001 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,182.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,637
Band Babout 130 (15%)£1,910
Band Cabout 380 (43%)£2,182
Band Dabout 110 (13%)£2,455
Band Eabout 230 (26%)£3,001
Band Ffewer than 5£3,547
Band Gwithheld£4,092
Band Hfewer than 5£4,911

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 5BH is in (ONS area E01012613), 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 5BH?

The nearest open schools to BB2 5BH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB2 5BH is Cherry Tree Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Cherry Tree Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Beehive, 162 m away.

More stations near BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB2 5BH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On The Move Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.2 kmWalk

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 5BH?

The nearest to the centre of BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

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 5BH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB2 5BH, 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 5BH?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB2 5BH 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 5BH in a conservation area?

The centre of BB2 5BH 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 5BH?

Police.uk records 164 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB2 5BH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences66 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Other theft14 reports
Public order11 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports

Also: other crime 5, shoplifting 4, drugs 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 5BH

Ward
Livesey with Pleasington
Parish
Livesey
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackburn
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1998

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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