BB1 1BU maps, stats, and open data

BB1 1BU lies on Merchants Landing in Blackburn. BB1 1BU is located in the Blackburn Central electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen and the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. 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 August 1993.

BB1 1BU maps

BB1 1BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB1 1BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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BB1 1BU geodata

Easting	368731
Northing	427450
Latitude	53.742499
Longitude	-2.475572

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BB1 1BU?

Street	Merchants Landing
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB1 1BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB1 1BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Blackburn Central
Constituency	Blackburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BB1 1BU

17, MERCHANTS LANDING, BLACKBURN, BB1 1BU 2014 14 AUG £134,000
8, MERCHANTS LANDING, BLACKBURN, BB1 1BU 2003 18 JUL £60,000
4, MERCHANTS LANDING, BLACKBURN, BB1 1BU 1995 1 SEP £42,000
17, MERCHANTS LANDING, BLACKBURN, BB1 1BU 1995 24 FEB £69,995

➜ Blackburn house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB1 1BU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	241m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitendale Crescent	343m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Dombey Street	370m
➜ Merchants Landing crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 1BU

Jans Conference Centre (Higher Audley St)	Intack	234m
Stirling Drive (Higher Audley Street)	Audley Lower	235m
Reading Close (Audley Range)	Audley Lower	263m
The Peel Centre (Lower Audley St)	Audley Lower	317m
The Peel Centre (Lower Audley St)	Audley Lower	320m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 1BU

Blackburn Station	0.5km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	1.9km
Cherry Tree Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 1BU

Broadband access in BB1 1BU (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BB1 1BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.5Mbps
Average download speed	48.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.8Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 1BU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 1BU

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Source: Ofcom
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BB1 1BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB1 1BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	190,885
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,229
Median (kWh/meter)	10,749

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,978
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,881
Median (kWh/meter)	3,521

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB1 1BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB1 1BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

86.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB1 1BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB1 1BU (meters)

Planet Ice Blackburn

Lower Audley Street

179m

Costa Coffee Drive Thru Grimshaw Park

Unit 5, Grimshaw Retail Park

179m

Haji Baba Limited

Lower Audley Street

195m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to BB1 1BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Railway Station	16:30	12:15	525m
Blackburn Delivery Office	18:30	13:00	610m
Blackburn Cathedral	16:30	13:00	705m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 1BU

Facility	Distance
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed) Mayson Street, Blackburn Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	309m
St Mary's And St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Bennington Street, Blackburn Grass Pitches	314m
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena Grimshaw Retail Park, Blackburn Ice Rinks	331m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 1BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB2 3HP	Primary	336m
Brunel Nursery School Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES	Nursery	388m
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF	Primary	441m

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Source: Edubase
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BB1 1BU ITL and BB1 1BU 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 BB1 1BU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BB1 1BU 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 BB1 1BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063672
LSOA	E01012629	Blackburn with Darwen 006A
MSOA	E02002620	Blackburn with Darwen 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB1 1BU

BB1 1BS	Merchants Quay	44m
BB1 1BW	Bargee Close	48m
BB1 1ER	Navigation Way	56m
BB1 1BX	Canalside	57m
BB1 1BT	Watersedge	58m
BB1 1BH	Canalside	89m
BB1 1EB	Clippers Quay	96m
BB1 1ED	Merchants Quay	103m
BB1 1EE	Waterfront	103m
BB1 1EQ	Merchants Quay	114m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence