BB3 2EB maps, stats, and open data
BB3 2EB lies on Watery Lane in Darwen. BB3 2EB is located in the West Pennine electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rossendale and Darwen. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
BB3 2EB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BB3 2EB geodata
| Easting | 369899 |
| Northing | 420780 |
| Latitude | 53.682620 |
| Longitude | -2.457212 |
Where is BB3 2EB?
| Street | Watery Lane |
| Town/City | Darwen |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BB3 |
BB3 2EB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BB3 2EB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 200m | 656ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | West Pennine |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Rossendale And Darwen |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BB3 2EB
WATERY LANE WORKS, WATERY LANE, DARWEN, BB3 2EB 2004 9 JAN £235,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BB3 2EB
| Rawlinson Street | Darwen | 22m |
| Rawlinson Street | Darwen | 28m |
| Watery Lane | Darwen | 172m |
| Watery Lane | Darwen | 191m |
| Watery Lane (Bolton Road) | Darwen | 206m |
Nearest railway stations to BB3 2EB
| Darwen Station | 1.8km |
| Entwistle Station | 4.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BB3 2EB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 100.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BB3 2EB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 37.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BB3 2EB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
BB3 2EB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BB3 2EB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 553,185 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 48 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,525 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,014 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 94,853 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 36 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,635 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,653 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB3 2EB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BB3 2EB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
70.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB3 2EB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB3 2EB (metres)
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Nearest post box to BB3 2EB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 68 Birch Hall Avenue | 16:30 | 11:00 | 1,474m |
| Royal Arms | 12:00 | 09:00 | 3,480m |
| Entwistle Station | 16:45 | 11:35 | 4,109m |
BB3 2EB ITL and BB3 2EB LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BB3 2EB:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD4 | Lancashire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD41 | Blackburn with Darwen |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000008 | Blackburn with Darwen |
BB3 2EB census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BB3 2EB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00063812 | |
| LSOA | E01012661 | Blackburn with Darwen 017F |
| MSOA | E02002631 | Blackburn with Darwen 017 |
Nearest postcodes to BB3 2EB
| BB3 2EW | Balmoral Road | 22m |
| BB3 2JB | St Barnabas Street | 82m |
| BB3 2EN | Dewhurst Street | 88m |
| BB3 2EE | Waterfield Avenue | 120m |
| BB3 2UH | Dewhurst Close | 140m |
| BB3 2NH | Marton Walk | 145m |
| BB3 2EF | Elliott Avenue | 145m |
| BB3 2JW | Alfred Street | 154m |
| BB3 2JD | Crosby Close | 159m |
| BB3 2JL | Meadow Street | 160m |
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