BB1 8DS maps, stats, and open data

BB1 8DS lies on Shear Brow in Blackburn. BB1 8DS is located in the Roe Lee 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 8DS maps

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

BB1 8DS 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 8DS geodata

Easting	367951
Northing	429521
Latitude	53.761050
Longitude	-2.487615

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB1 8DS?

Street	Shear Brow
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB1 8DS Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	200m	656ft

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	Roe Lee
Constituency	Blackburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB1 8DS

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Deganwy Avenue	407m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Deganwy Avenue	407m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Deganwy Avenue	407m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 8DS

St Marys College (Shear Brow)	Blackburn	16m
St Marys College (Shear Brow)	Blackburn	16m
Lammack Road (Revidge Road)	Revidge	102m
Lammack Road (Revidge Road)	Revidge	123m
Carham Road (Pleckgate Road)	Pleckgate	229m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 8DS

Blackburn Station	1.7km
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station	2.2km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 8DS

Broadband access in BB1 8DS (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	69.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BB1 8DS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	57.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 8DS (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 8DS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	379,083
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,636
Median (kWh/meter)	10,621

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,356
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,786
Median (kWh/meter)	2,262

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

59% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB1 8DS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Fig & The Olive

254 Shear Brow

Mai Takeaway

220 Shear Brow

Revidge Fold Community Lunch Club

Revidge Fold United Reformed Church

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shear Brow	16:45	12:00	216m
91 Preston New Road	17:15	13:00	1,084m
Technical College	16:00	11:15	1,374m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 8DS

Facility	Distance
St Mary's College Shear Brow, Blackburn Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	134m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field) Lammack Road, Blackburn Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	482m
Old Blackburnians Memorial Ground Lammack Road, Blackburn Grass Pitches	625m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 8DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Earl Street, Blackburn, BB1 8EG	Primary	410m
Cedars Primary School St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ	Primary	701m
Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QA	Secondary	763m

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BB1 8DS ITL and BB1 8DS 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 8DS:

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 8DS 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 8DS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063692
LSOA	E01012635	Blackburn with Darwen 001E
MSOA	E02002615	Blackburn with Darwen 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB1 8DS

BB1 8NN	Pleckgate Road	145m
BB1 8DH	Revidge Road	177m
BB1 8DU	Shear Brow	177m
BB1 8NW	Rhodes Avenue	194m
BB1 8NX	Carham Road	207m
BB1 8DR	Colenso Road	210m
BB1 8LG	Kestrel Close	210m
BB1 8DT	East Park Avenue	212m
BB1 8NP	Rhodes Avenue	221m
BB1 8DY	The Croft	227m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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