BB2 2BL maps, stats, and open data

BB2 2BL lies on Darwen Street in Blackburn. BB2 2BL is located in the Blackburn Central 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.

BB2 2BL maps

BB2 2BL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB2 2BL 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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BB2 2BL geodata

Easting	368299
Northing	427793
Latitude	53.745541
Longitude	-2.482159

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BB2 2BL?

Street	Darwen Street
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB2 2BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB2 2BL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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	Blackburn Central
Constituency	Blackburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB2 2BL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sumner Street	440m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sumner Street	440m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sumner Street	440m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB2 2BL

Darwen Street	Blackburn Town Centre	16m
Mincing Lane (Darwen Street)	Blackburn Town Centre	72m
Darwen Street	Blackburn Town Centre	81m
Interchange (Railway Road)	Blackburn Town Centre	175m
Interchange (Railway Road)	Blackburn Town Centre	190m

Nearest railway stations to BB2 2BL

Blackburn Station	0.2km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	1.7km
Cherry Tree Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB2 2BL

Broadband access in BB2 2BL (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 BB2 2BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.8Mbps
Average download speed	57.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.18Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB2 2BL (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 BB2 2BL

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Source: Ofcom
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BB2 2BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB2 2BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	251,793
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,985
Median (kWh/meter)	15,843

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB2 2BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB2 2BL.
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

77.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB2 2BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB2 2BL (meters)

eQuit.it

68-70 Darwen Street

Milly Molly Mandy's

47 Darwen Street

Supplement City

80 Darwen Street

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB2 2BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Railway Station	16:30	12:15	164m
Blackburn Cathedral	16:30	13:00	187m
Blackburn Delivery Office	18:30	13:00	270m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB2 2BL

Facility	Distance
Blackburn Youth Zone Jubilee Street, Blackburn Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch	42m
West End Youth And Community Centre (Closed) Clayton Street, Blackburn Sports Hall	229m
Dw Sports Fitness (Blackburn Centre) (Closed) Mayson Street, Blackburn Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	256m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB2 2BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LQ	Primary	385m
Blackburn College Blackburn College, Harrison Centre, Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH	16 plus	558m
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Sumner Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LD	Secondary	582m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of BB2 2BL flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ BB2 2BL flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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BB2 2BL ITL and BB2 2BL 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 BB2 2BL:

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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BB2 2BL 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 BB2 2BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063735
LSOA	E01012644	Blackburn with Darwen 006D
MSOA	E02002620	Blackburn with Darwen 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB2 2BL

BB2 2AD	Mincing Lane	77m
BB2 2BX	Bridge Street	82m
BB2 2BH	Darwen Street	96m
BB2 2AU	Mill Lane	103m
BB2 2HA	St Peter Street	115m
BB2 2AJ	Darwen Street	118m
BB2 2AA	Mill Lane	145m
BB2 2BY	Darwen Street	154m
BB2 2AQ	Darwen Street	159m
BB2 2HD	St Peter Street	162m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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