BB1 8QU maps, stats, and open data

BB1 8QU lies on Pleckgate Road in Blackburn. BB1 8QU is located in the Wilpshire & Ramsgreave electoral ward, within the local authority district of Ribble Valley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Ribble Valley. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BB1 8QU maps

BB1 8QU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BB1 8QU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BB1 8QU geodata

Easting368244
Northing430896
Latitude53.773426
Longitude-2.483313

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Where is BB1 8QU?

StreetPleckgate Road
Town/CityBlackburn
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBB1
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BB1 8QU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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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Politics

WardWilpshire & Ramsgreave
ConstituencyRibble Valley

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BB1 8QU

187, PLECKGATE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 8QU
2014
18 DEC
£120,000

➜ Blackburn house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB1 8QU

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Broadway24m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Whalley New Road233m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Whalley New Road233m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB1 8QU

Fern Bank (Whalley New Road)Brownhill222m
Brownhill (Whalley New Road)Brownhill224m
Pleckgate Road (Ramsgreave Drive)Roe Lee246m
Knowles Arms (Pleckgate Road)Pleckgate263m
Knowles Arms (Pleckgate Road)Pleckgate271m

Nearest railway stations to BB1 8QU

Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station0.8km
Blackburn Station3km
Langho Station4.2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB1 8QU

Broadband access in BB1 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband97.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BB1 8QU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed79.6Mbps
Average download speed102.0Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB1 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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BB1 8QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)622,855
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)17,302
Median (kWh/meter)16,839

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)112,417
Meter count25
Mean (kWh/meter)4,497
Median (kWh/meter)3,606
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB1 8QU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in BB1 8QU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

23.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB1 8QU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Haydock Nursing Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Haydock Nursing Home
261m
Ms Leonie Roberts-King
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
158 Cornelian Street
263m
The Knowles Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Pleckgate Road
274m

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Nearest post box to BB1 8QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Shear Brow16:4512:001,614m
91 Preston New Road17:1513:002,484m
Phillips Road18:0012:302,690m

Nearest sports facilities to BB1 8QU

FacilityDistance
Woolridge Playing Fields
Pleckgate Road, Blackburn
Grass Pitches
603m
Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club
Ramsgreave Drive, Blackburn
Grass Pitches
621m
Blackburn Northern
Pleckgate Road, Blackburn
Indoor Tennis Centre, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
622m

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Nearest schools to BB1 8QU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, BB1 8QN
Primary347m
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, BB1 8QN
Primary434m
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary698m

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BB1 8QU ITL and BB1 8QU 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 8QU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD45Mid Lancashire
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000124Ribble Valley

BB1 8QU 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 8QU:

CodeName
OAE00128532
LSOAE01025324Ribble Valley 008B
MSOAE02005277Ribble Valley 008

Nearest postcodes to BB1 8QU

BB1 8QZBroadway66m
BB1 8NDRamsgreave Drive90m
BB1 8QPFurther Wilworth237m
BB1 8QYPleckgate Road248m
BB1 9AZWhalley New Road251m
BB1 9QNCornelian Street265m
BB1 8QWPleckgate Road275m
BB1 9QPAldwych Place292m
BB1 9BZMoorfield Avenue316m
BB1 9RZRoe Lee Park323m