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Thinking of living at BB3 3LU? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary | Primary | 1.6 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 2.2 km | 37% met the expected standard |
| Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldridge UTC Darwen | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 34.7 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Darwen Vale High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackburn Central High School | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lower Pastures | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Aurora Woodlands School | Independent | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 2.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Markazul Uloom | Independent | 5.5 km | 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Darwen Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Darwen Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Cricket | The Cricket Dome | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Football | Darwen Football Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Earsnsdale Equestrian | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Golf | Darwen Golf Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
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 Darwen, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 346k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 52 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 36.5 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 2.2 km away, with Blackburn Eagles FC closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spring-Fenisco Healthlink (2.3 km), with Church Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.3 km).
For a haircut, Slice Hairdressers is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 8.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Ranken Arms is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hoddlesden Club the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 99 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 37% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Ashton Park, 2.1 km away; for exercise, Darwen Leisure Centre (2.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 36 km away.
6 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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Every primary near BB3 3LU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.