BB5 3HU maps, stats, and open data

BB5 3HU lies on Union Road in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington. BB5 3HU is located in the St Andrew's 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 3HU maps

BB5 3HU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB5 3HU 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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BB5 3HU geodata

Easting	373944
Northing	427458
Latitude	53.742844
Longitude	-2.396538

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB5 3HU?

Street	Union Road
Locality	Oswaldtwistle
Town/City	Accrington
Country	England
Postcode District	BB5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB5 3HU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB5 3HU 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	St Andrew's
Constituency	Hyndburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB5 3HU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Charles Street	261m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Charles Street	261m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Paddock Street	365m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB5 3HU

Library (Union Road)	Oswaldtwistle	77m
Library (Union Road)	Oswaldtwistle	93m
Holly Street (Harvey Street)	Oswaldtwistle	171m
Watson Street (Rhyddings Street)	Oswaldtwistle	222m
Commercial Street (Union Road)	Oswaldtwistle	250m

Nearest railway stations to BB5 3HU

Church & Oswaldtwistle Station	0.9km
Accrington Station	2.1km
Rishton Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB5 3HU

Broadband access in BB5 3HU (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	91.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BB5 3HU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	59.1Mbps
Average download speed	58.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	159.91Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	30.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB5 3HU (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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BB5 3HU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 3HU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	168,261
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,898
Median (kWh/meter)	8,174

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,741
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,228
Median (kWh/meter)	3,071

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 3HU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 3HU.
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

78.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 3HU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 3HU (meters)

The Chippy

255 Union Road

The Pantry Convenience Store

259-263 Union Road

Tesco

Mill Hill

39m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB5 3HU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oswaldtwistle P.o.	16:30	12:00	23m
Thwaites Road	16:00	11:00	743m
West End Post Office	17:00	11:45	1,060m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB5 3HU

Facility	Distance
St Andrews C Of E Primary School Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Grass Pitches	261m
The Fitness Bank Ltd Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	305m
Whiteash Playing Fields (White Ash) Harvey Street, Oswaldtwistle , Accrington Grass Pitches	365m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB5 3HU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG	Primary	229m
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3JG	Primary	409m
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Heron Way, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3BT	Primary	409m

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BB5 3HU ITL and BB5 3HU 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 3HU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BB5 3HU 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 3HU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00127271
LSOA	E01025076	Hyndburn 007C
MSOA	E02005218	Hyndburn 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB5 3HU

BB5 3HY	Mill Street	29m
BB5 3JB	Union Road	38m
BB5 3JR	Shed Street	52m
BB5 3JA	Brook Street	70m
BB5 3LS	Garden Street	78m
BB5 3JU	Melbourne Street	86m
BB5 3JS	Kay Street	141m
BB5 3JX	Walter Street	148m
BB5 3JT	Robert Street	154m
BB5 3LJ	James Street	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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