BB2 6BJ maps, stats, and open data

BB2 6BJ lies on Preston New Road in Blackburn. BB2 6BJ is located in the Wensley Fold 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 6BJ maps

BB2 6BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB2 6BJ 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 6BJ geodata

Easting	367371
Northing	428363
Latitude	53.750606
Longitude	-2.496290

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BB2 6BJ?

Street	Preston New Road
Town/City	Blackburn
Country	England
Postcode District	BB2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB2 6BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB2 6BJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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	Wensley Fold
Constituency	Blackburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB2 6BJ

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	131m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	131m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	131m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB2 6BJ

Adelaide Terrace (Preston New Road)	Blackburn	64m
Montague Street (Preston New Road)	Blackburn	93m
Adelaide Terrace (Preston New Road)	Blackburn	135m
Montague Street (Preston New Road)	Blackburn	224m
Higson Street (Johnston Street)	Blackburn	256m

Nearest railway stations to BB2 6BJ

Blackburn Station	1.2km
Mill Hill (Lancs) Station	1.7km
Cherry Tree Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB2 6BJ

Broadband access in BB2 6BJ (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 6BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	63.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB2 6BJ (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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BB2 6BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB2 6BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	448,579
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,614
Median (kWh/meter)	15,580

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	91,783
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,671
Median (kWh/meter)	2,203

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB2 6BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB2 6BJ.
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

93.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB2 6BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB2 6BJ (meters)

Preston Way Service Station (Ambala)

103 Preston New Road

Chimneys Guest House

139-141 Preston New Road

Subway

103a Preston New Road

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB2 6BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
91 Preston New Road	17:15	13:00	254m
3 Saunders Road	17:30	13:00	572m
Technical College	16:00	11:15	734m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB2 6BJ

Facility	Distance
Sol Fitness (Closed) Montague Street, Blackburn Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	169m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road, Blackburn Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	310m
East Lancashire Sports Club Alexandra Meadows, Dukes Brow, Blackburn Grass Pitches, Squash Courts	317m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB2 6BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School West Park Road, QEGS West Park Rd, Blackburn, BB2 6DF	Primary	310m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF	Secondary	310m
Dar Ul Madinah Granville Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6HD	Not applicable	366m

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BB2 6BJ ITL and BB2 6BJ 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 6BJ:

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 6BJ 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 6BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063795
LSOA	E01012656	Blackburn with Darwen 005C
MSOA	E02002619	Blackburn with Darwen 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB2 6BJ

BB2 1EN	Spring View	34m
BB2 1EL	Ada Street	54m
BB2 6BH	Preston New Road	64m
BB2 1EW	Lois Place	68m
BB2 1HH	Midsummer Street	82m
BB2 6BF	Preston New Road	82m
BB2 1EJ	Devonport Road	100m
BB2 1HJ	Addison Street	121m
BB2 6ET	Adelaide Terrace	125m
BB2 1EP		127m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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