Roe Lee
Ward in Blackburn with Darwen, England
| Coordinates: | 53.77, -2.478 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 68 30 |
| Dialling code: | 01254 (Blackburn) |
Roe Lee sits to the north‑west of Blackburn town centre within the borough of Blackburn with Darwen. It is chiefly a residential area, a mix of older terraced streets and post‑war suburban housing with small local shopping parades, schools and community centres, and easy road links out to the M65 and the surrounding Lancashire countryside.
Historically the neighbourhood expanded with the wider growth of industry and housing in Lancashire and today displays a fairly mixed social profile, with active local groups and neighbourhood initiatives. Its proximity to both town amenities and open countryside gives Roe Lee a quietly suburban character that many residents value.
Postcode districts covering Roe Lee
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 23.2 miles
- Preston 9.2 miles
- Oldham 22.1 miles
- St. Helens 24.6 miles
- Wigan 17 miles
- Burnley 9.5 miles
- Blackburn 1 mile
- Blackpool 22.2 miles
- Bolton 12.3 miles
- Salford 20.7 miles
- Rochdale 16.4 miles
- Southport 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ramsgreave Parish 0.7 miles
- Bastwell & Daisyfield Ward 1 mile
- Blackburn Built-up area 1 mile
- Wilpshire & Ramsgreave Ward 1.1 miles
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk Ward 1.2 miles
- Wilpshire Parish 1.5 miles
- Billinge & Beardwood Ward 1.6 miles
- Audley & Queen's Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Blackburn Central Ward 1.8 miles
- Wensley Fold Ward 1.8 miles
- Clayton-le-Dale Parish 2 miles
Example postcodes in Roe Lee
BB1 9QS, BB1 9SH, BB1 8PE, BB1 9TF, BB1 9TQ, BB1 9NU, BB1 8PN, BB1 8RJ, BB1 9QJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 29.9 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.8 miles
- Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Blackburn Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Roe Lee Ad
- BEST CHOICE - Hotel Royal 4 1.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 1.8 miles
- Willows, Blackburn by Marston's Inn 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn Blackburn Town Centre 3 1.6 miles
- Best Western Hotel 99 4 1.6 miles
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa 4 3.6 miles
- The Millstone, Mellor 5 2.2 miles
- The Bluebird Inn 3 3 miles
- Astley Bank Hotel 5.8 miles
- Stanley house hotel & spa 3 2.6 miles
Schools in Roe Lee
- Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary
- Pleckgate High School Secondary
- Roe Lee Park Primary School Primary
- St Gabriel's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blackburn Central Library Library 1.4 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 4.4 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 8.6 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 9 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 10.1 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 10.2 miles
- Claughton Estate 11.8 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 13.4 miles
- School Stadium 13.9 miles