BB1 8BS maps, stats, and open data

BB1 8BS lies on Palmer Road in Blackburn. BB1 8BS is located in the Shear Brow & Corporation Park 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 January 1980.

BB1 8BS maps

BB1 8BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB1 8BS 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 8BS geodata

Easting	367795
Northing	428929
Latitude	53.755720
Longitude	-2.489919

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB1 8BS?

Street	Palmer Road
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB1 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB1 8BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	180m	591ft

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	Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Constituency	Blackburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB1 8BS

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Park Avenue	87m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Park Avenue	87m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Linden Avenue	102m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 8BS

Sted Terrace (Shear Brow)	Royshaw Hill	136m
Sted Terrace (Shear Brow)	Royshaw Hill	173m
East Park Road	Blackburn	223m
Brantfell Road (East Park Road)	Blackburn	226m
Brantfell Road (East Park Road)	Blackburn	237m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 8BS

Blackburn Station	1.2km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	2.4km
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 8BS

Broadband access in BB1 8BS (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BB1 8BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.9Mbps
Average download speed	80.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 8BS (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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BB1 8BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB1 8BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	615,698
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,109
Median (kWh/meter)	18,570

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	107,356
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,976
Median (kWh/meter)	3,580

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB1 8BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB1 8BS.
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)
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Deprivation

84.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB1 8BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB1 8BS (meters)

Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst Care Centre

78m

Haidari Foodstore - Retro Food Store Ltd

35 Eldon Road

125m

Eldon Halal Meat & Grocers

19 Eldon Road

139m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB1 8BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shear Brow	16:45	12:00	415m
91 Preston New Road	17:15	13:00	477m
Technical College	16:00	11:15	825m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 8BS

Facility	Distance
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed) Clarence Street, Blackburn Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	285m
Corporation Park Preston New Road, Blackburn Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	419m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road, Blackburn Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	476m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Earl Street, Blackburn, BB1 8EG	Primary	393m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF	Secondary	475m
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School West Park Road, QEGS West Park Rd, Blackburn, BB2 6DF	Primary	476m

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BB1 8BS ITL and BB1 8BS 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 8BS:

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 8BS 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 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063741
LSOA	E01012642	Blackburn with Darwen 004C
MSOA	E02002618	Blackburn with Darwen 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB1 8BS

BB1 8BN	Langham Road	43m
BB1 8AW	Shear Bank Close	55m
BB1 8BL	Linden Avenue	96m
BB1 8BT	Park Avenue	113m
BB1 8BJ	Winston Road	122m
BB1 8BE	Eldon Road	123m
BB1 8AZ	Shear Bank Road	126m
BB1 8AY	Shear Bank Gardens	128m
BB1 8BA	Lilford Road	136m
BB1 8EA	Shear Brow	151m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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