BB5 1BS maps, stats, and open data
BB5 1BS lies on Whalley Road in Accrington. BB5 1BS is located in the Milnshaw electoral ward, within the local authority district of Hyndburn and the English Parliamentary constituency of Hyndburn. 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.
BB5 1BS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BB5 1BS geodata
| Easting | 375906 |
| Northing | 429113 |
| Latitude | 53.757828 |
| Longitude | -2.366920 |
Where is BB5 1BS?
| Street | Whalley Road |
| Town/City | Accrington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BB5 |
BB5 1BS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BB5 1BS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 150m | 492ft |
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
| Ward | Milnshaw |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hyndburn |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BB5 1BS
2016 26 AUG £188,000 |
2006 30 OCT £500,000 |
2003 5 JUN £145,000 |
2002 25 NOV £107,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BB5 1BS
| Victoria Hospital (Whalley Road) | Accrington | 146m |
| Castle Hotel (Whalley Road) | Accrington | 147m |
| Whalley Road (Lancaster Avenue) | Milnshaw | 184m |
| Victoria Hospital (Whalley Road) | Accrington | 190m |
| Castle Hotel (Derby Street) | Accrington | 210m |
Nearest railway stations to BB5 1BS
| Accrington Station | 0.6km |
| Church & Oswaldtwistle Station | 1.8km |
| Huncoat Station | 2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BB5 1BS (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 | 92.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BB5 1BS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 70.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 89.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 2.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BB5 1BS (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% |
BB5 1BS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 1BS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 476,354 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 23 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 20,711 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 17,122 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 62,306 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,894 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,011 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 1BS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 1BS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
70.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 1BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 1BS (metres)
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Nearest post box to BB5 1BS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 52 Lancaster Avenue | 16:15 | 11:15 | 1,635m |
| Clayton Le Moors Post Office | 16:45 | 12:15 | 2,003m |
| 216 Willows Lane | 17:00 | 12:45 | 2,110m |
BB5 1BS ITL and BB5 1BS 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 BB5 1BS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD4 | Lancashire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD46 | East Lancashire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000120 | Hyndburn |
BB5 1BS 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 BB5 1BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00127181 | |
| LSOA | E01025057 | Hyndburn 004C |
| MSOA | E02005215 | Hyndburn 004 |
Nearest postcodes to BB5 1BS
| BB5 1DN | York Street | 68m |
| BB5 1BX | Whalley Road | 74m |
| BB5 1BZ | Ramsbottom Street | 87m |
| BB5 1DL | Devonshire Street | 100m |
| BB5 1DP | Knowlmere Street | 101m |
| BB5 1DB | Garden Street | 103m |
| BB5 1AY | Milnshaw Lane | 121m |
| BB5 1DR | Malt Street | 129m |
| BB5 1DW | Devonshire Street | 136m |
| BB5 6AT | Haywood Road | 141m |
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