BL7 8AB

a postcode in Blackburn with Darwen

Introduced in January 1980

BL7 8AB	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with BL7 8AB

Church Street - 6 properties, USRN 2903908

Church Street - 1 property, USRN 2904231

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6377 / 53°38'15"N

Longitude: -2.4944 / 2°29'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 533427 5943335

OS Easting: 367406

OS Northing: 415802

OS Grid: SD674158

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CV0C.RQ

Mapcode Global: WH97F.NTCM

Open Location Code: 9C5VJGQ4+36

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sp03

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

rural village
a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23274 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL7 8AB on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:49

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL7 8AB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL7 8AB

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	29 March 2001	1 Church Street, Belmont, Bolton BL7 8AB	Detached	Leasehold	£163,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL7 8AB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Rossendale and Darwen

MP

Andy MacNae Labour

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

West Pennine

Councillors

Julie Slater Conservative

Neil Slater Conservative

Jean Rigby Conservative

BL7 8AB also falls within the Civil Parish of North Turton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL7 8AB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00063658		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01012628	Blackburn with Darwen 018D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002632	Blackburn with Darwen 018	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000339	North Turton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05011524	West Pennine	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	3 May 2018	DLUHC
E06000008	Blackburn with Darwen	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001450	Rossendale and Darwen	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000003	Lancashire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000170	Blackburn	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33007172		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000019	Lancashire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 April 2011	BEIS
E38000014	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000048	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000018	Lancashire and South Cumbria	Cancer Alliances	Health	14 February 2017	NHS England
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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