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Thinking of living at BB2 1QP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 600 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| St Silas's CofE Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 62.5 · 23.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 47 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dar Ul Madinah | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Al Islah Girls' High School | Independent | 1.8 km | 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Markazul Uloom | Independent | 1.8 km | 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Witton Inn Crown Green Bowls Club | 600 m | 17 |
| Tennis | St Wilfrids C Of E Academy | 480 m | 12 |
| Football | Roverstore | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Golf | Blackburn Golf Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Blackburn Sports Leisure Centre | 520 m | 3 |
| Cricket | East Lancashire Club | 790 m | 3 |
| Squash | East Lancashire Cricket & Sports Club | 740 m | 2 |
| Ice skating | Blackburn Arena | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Boulder UK | 620 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | LGNDS Academy | 730 m | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Blackburn Arena | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Witton Park Arena | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Go Ape Blackburn | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Witton Country Park | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Harrison Playing Fields, QEGS | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Blackburn Rugby Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Blackburn, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Ashworth Close, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 10); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.5 km) and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (2.1 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 400 m away, with Sharif And Sons Grocers closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oakenhurst Medical Practice (650 m), with Montague Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Style Barbers Haircuts & Shaves is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 1.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Blackburn Foodbank is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Lion Hotel the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (56 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 374 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 32% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Northgate, Cathedral).
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Corporation Park War Memorial, 700 m away; for exercise, Blackburn Fitness 4 Women (450 m).
57 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 46 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.