Postcode sector · Darwen

Transport in BB3 2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BB3 2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Blackburn with Darwen
Region: North West
Population: 14,385 (2024)

BB3 2Postcode sector · Darwen

Transport

How well connected BB3 2 is

45 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the middle of BB3 2. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Darwen Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
02
Entwistle Rail Station
Rail station
2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Junction Street, 69 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; BB3 2 is below that, at 24.6%. 56.4% drive to work.

BB3 2England

Work from home24.6%31.5%

Drive56.4%44.5%

Car passenger4.8%3.9%

Bus or coach2.3%4.3%

Train0.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot7.4%7.6%

Bicycle0.6%2.1%

Other3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; BB3 2 is broadly in line with that, at 21.3%.

BB3 2England

No car or van21.3%23.5%

142.5%41.3%

227.3%26.1%

3 or more8.9%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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