BB1 8JA maps, stats, and open data

BB1 8JA lies on Bala Close in Blackburn. BB1 8JA 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 8JA maps

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

BB1 8JA 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 8JA geodata

Easting	368177
Northing	428966
Latitude	53.756076
Longitude	-2.484130

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB1 8JA?

Street	Bala Close
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB1 8JA Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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 8JA

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Deganwy Avenue	367m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ice Street	316m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Deganwy Avenue	367m
➜ Bala Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 8JA

Marsh Street (Wimberley Street)	Brookhouse	156m
Marsh Street (Wimberley Street)	Blackburn	168m
London Road	Blackburn	203m
Sted Terrace (Shear Brow)	Royshaw Hill	262m
Sted Terrace (Shear Brow)	Royshaw Hill	268m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 8JA

Blackburn Station	1.1km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	2.6km
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 8JA

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 8JA (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 8JA

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Source: Ofcom
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BB1 8JA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	572,221
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,882
Median (kWh/meter)	16,121

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	102,704
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,950
Median (kWh/meter)	2,854

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Anwar Halal Meats

80 London Road

150m

Patel Grocers

34 London Road

201m

Khans

46 London Road

201m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shear Brow	16:45	12:00	399m
91 Preston New Road	17:15	13:00	754m
Technical College	16:00	11:15	819m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB1 8JA

Facility	Distance
St Mary's College Shear Brow, Blackburn Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	466m
St Michael With St John School Swallow Drive, Blackburn Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch	480m
Ymca (Blackburn) (Closed) Clarence Street, Blackburn Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	494m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB1 8JA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Earl Street, Blackburn, BB1 8EG	Primary	190m
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE	Primary	480m
Brookhouse Primary School Troy Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NY	Primary	538m

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BB1 8JA ITL and BB1 8JA 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 8JA:

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 8JA 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 8JA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063739
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 8JA

BB1 8HZ	Corwen Close	86m
BB1 7HS	Wimberley Place	91m
BB1 8HX	Wimberley Street	110m
BB1 8HA	Carlton Gardens	116m
BB1 7NH	London Walk	131m
BB1 7HJ	Wimberley Gardens	141m
BB1 7LR	London Road	152m
BB1 8ED	Carlton Road	184m
BB1 7HD	Sted Terrace	184m
BB1 8HY	Ruthin Close	190m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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