BB5 3AY maps, stats, and open data
BB5 3AY lies on Poplar Close in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington. BB5 3AY is located in the Immanuel 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 3AY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BB5 3AY geodata
| Easting | 374829 |
| Northing | 427288 |
| Latitude | 53.741359 |
| Longitude | -2.383106 |
Where is BB5 3AY?
| Street | Poplar Close |
| Locality | Oswaldtwistle |
| Town/City | Accrington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BB5 |
BB5 3AY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BB5 3AY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 190m | 623ft |
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 | Immanuel |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hyndburn |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BB5 3AY
11, POPLAR CLOSE, OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3AY 2017 31 MAR £205,000 |
11A, POPLAR CLOSE, OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3AY 2008 29 MAY £240,000 |
9, POPLAR CLOSE, OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3AY 2000 20 JAN £105,000 |
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 3AY
| Yew Tree Drive (High Street) | Broadfield | 174m |
| Pendleton Ave Top (Pendleton Avenue) | Spring Hill | 233m |
| Slaidburn Drive (Richmond Road) | Spring Hill | 268m |
| Broadfield School (Broadfield) | Broadfield | 369m |
| Shops (Fern Gore Avenue) | Fern Gore | 383m |
Nearest railway stations to BB5 3AY
| Church & Oswaldtwistle Station | 1.2km |
| Accrington Station | 1.6km |
| Rishton Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BB5 3AY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 93.8% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BB5 3AY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 18.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 18.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 33.64Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 4.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 5.93Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BB5 3AY (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 | 6.3% |
BB5 3AY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 3AY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 311,490 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,468 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,122 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 55,909 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,994 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,015 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 3AY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 3AY.
- 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
26.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 3AY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 3AY (metres)
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Nearest post box to BB5 3AY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Oswaldtwistle P.o. | 16:30 | 12:00 | 919m |
| Thwaites Road | 16:00 | 11:00 | 1,601m |
| West End Post Office | 17:00 | 11:45 | 1,829m |
BB5 3AY ITL and BB5 3AY 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 3AY:
| 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 3AY 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 3AY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00127156 | |
| LSOA | E01025056 | Hyndburn 009B |
| MSOA | E02005220 | Hyndburn 009 |
Nearest postcodes to BB5 3AY
| BB5 3AX | Yew Tree Drive | 47m |
| BB5 3AL | The Meadows | 69m |
| BB5 3BA | Fern Avenue | 73m |
| BB5 3AZ | Acorn Avenue | 115m |
| BB5 3AP | Hawthorn Avenue | 127m |
| BB5 3BD | Melrose Avenue | 136m |
| BB5 3AN | Larch Road | 157m |
| BB5 3TB | High Street | 178m |
| BB5 3AU | Somerset Close | 181m |
| BB5 3BB | High Street | 188m |
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