Nearest top-rated: St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (Good) — 0.1 mi
Safety40/100
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IMD crime decile 3/10 · live count unavailable
Data temporarily unavailable
Healthcare61/100
8GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 1/10 · 8 GP, 7 dentists, pharmacy 1.0 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY — 0.3 mi
Transport61/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 25 bus stops nearby
Green space60/100
6green spaces
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 4.2 ha total — largest park 1.8 ha (0.13 mi away)
Nearest: Bowling Green (0.15 ha) — 0.1 mi
Amenities77/100
11supermarkets
11 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Lidl, Asda, Iceland… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 1.1 mi
Nearest: Tesco Darwen Express — 0.3 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near BB3 0AA.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9.5µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in BB3.
Average sold price by property type across the BB3 district, 2021–2026 — 3,999 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£315k▲ 24.3%
Semi-detached£198k▲ 17.8%
Terraced£105k▼ 11.0%
Flat£87k▲ 19.0%
District-level averages (BB3) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About BB3 0AA
BB3 0AA scores 46/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities — with Tesco Darwen Express about 5 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, BB3 0AA is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 5,637 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 10/10).
There are 29 schools within the typical catchment area, including 19 rated Good. The nearest school is St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
Healthcare access is good, with 8 GP surgeries and 7 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY, about 6 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is 1.0 mi away.
There are no train or Tube stations near BB3 0AA. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 25 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).
There are 6 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 4.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Bowling Green (0.15 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 6 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 11 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, Lidl, Asda, Iceland and others. The nearest is Tesco Darwen Express, about 5 minutes' walk away. A public library is 1.1 mi away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore BB3 0AA on NestScope.
