BB1 8DU maps, stats, and open data

BB1 8DU lies on Shear Brow in Blackburn. BB1 8DU 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 8DU maps

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

BB1 8DU 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 8DU geodata

Easting	367953
Northing	429344
Latitude	53.759459
Longitude	-2.487566

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB1 8DU?

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 8DU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB1 8DU 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	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 8DU

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Deganwy Avenue	348m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Deganwy Avenue	348m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Deganwy Avenue	348m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 8DU

Shear Brow (East Park Road)	Blackburn	60m
Hole I'th Wall (Shear Brow)	Blackburn	71m
St James Church (St James Road)	Blackburn	116m
St Marys College (Shear Brow)	Blackburn	177m
Oozebooth Terrace (Shear Brow)	Royshaw Hill	188m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 8DU

Blackburn Station	1.5km
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station	2.3km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 8DU

Broadband access in BB1 8DU (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 8DU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	87.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.8Mbps
Average upload speed	15.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	204,052
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,696
Median (kWh/meter)	17,778

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,918
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,486
Median (kWh/meter)	4,441

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

55.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB1 8DU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

My Place to Eat Ltd t/a The Clove

Hole I Th Wall

Late Shopper

180 Shear Brow

The Basement

Basement

41m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shear Brow	16:45	12:00	41m
91 Preston New Road	17:15	13:00	920m
Technical College	16:00	11:15	1,197m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 8DU

Facility	Distance
St Mary's College Shear Brow, Blackburn Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	57m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (Harrison Playing Field) Lammack Road, Blackburn Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	608m
Corporation Park Preston New Road, Blackburn Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	700m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 8DU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Earl Street, Blackburn, BB1 8EG	Primary	258m
Brookhouse Primary School Troy Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NY	Primary	729m
Cedars Primary School St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ	Primary	753m

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BB1 8DU ITL and BB1 8DU 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 8DU:

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 8DU 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 8DU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063737
LSOA	E01012645	Blackburn with Darwen 004D
MSOA	E02002618	Blackburn with Darwen 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB1 8DU

BB1 8DY	The Croft	79m
BB1 8DT	East Park Avenue	92m
BB1 8EP	St James's Road	106m
BB1 8EL	Cromer Place	132m
BB1 8DW	East Park Road	156m
BB1 8DR	Colenso Road	171m
BB1 8EB	Park Terrace	173m
BB1 8EW	Northfield Road	176m
BB1 8DS	Shear Brow	177m
BB1 8DZ	Shear Brow	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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