BB1 1EQ maps, stats, and open data

BB1 1EQ lies on Merchants Quay in Blackburn. BB1 1EQ 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 1EQ maps

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

BB1 1EQ 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 1EQ geodata

Easting	368827
Northing	427512
Latitude	53.743047
Longitude	-2.474125

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BB1 1EQ?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB1 1EQ

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Dombey Street	273m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Dombey Street	273m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Street	273m
➜ Merchants Quay crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 1EQ

Stirling Drive (Higher Audley Street)	Audley Lower	135m
Jans Conference Centre (Higher Audley St)	Intack	141m
Reading Close (Audley Range)	Audley Lower	149m
Reading Close (Audley Range)	Audley Lower	238m
Leeds Close	Higher Audley	303m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 1EQ

Blackburn Station	0.5km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	2km
Cherry Tree Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 1EQ

Broadband access in BB1 1EQ (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 1EQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	74.7Mbps
Average download speed	53.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.05Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 1EQ (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 1EQ

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Source: Ofcom
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BB1 1EQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,313
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,219
Median (kWh/meter)	6,311

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB1 1EQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB1 1EQ.
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 1EQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

St. Pauls Church Room

St. Pauls Church

139m

Sahad Kebab House

18 Audley Range

190m

Funtazia Soft Play Ltd

Merchants Building

208m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB1 1EQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Railway Station	16:30	12:15	540m
Blackburn Delivery Office	18:30	13:00	695m
Blackburn Cathedral	16:30	13:00	732m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 1EQ

Facility	Distance
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed) Mayson Street, Blackburn Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	342m
St Mary's And St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Bennington Street, Blackburn Grass Pitches	366m
Planet Ice Blackburn Arena Grimshaw Retail Park, Blackburn Ice Rinks	426m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 1EQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brunel Nursery School Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES	Nursery	298m
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF	Primary	346m
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB2 3HP	Primary	370m

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Source: Edubase
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BB1 1EQ ITL and BB1 1EQ 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 1EQ:

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 1EQ 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 1EQ:

	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 1EQ

BB1 1ED	Merchants Quay	15m
BB1 1EE	Waterfront	34m
BB1 1BS	Merchants Quay	76m
BB1 1BH	Canalside	86m
BB1 1BX	Canalside	107m
BB1 1BU	Merchants Landing	114m
BB1 1DQ	Durham Close	128m
BB1 1BT	Watersedge	129m
BB1 1ER	Navigation Way	155m
BB1 1TB	St Frances Close	155m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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