BB5 3LU maps, stats, and open data

BB5 3LU lies on Straits in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington. BB5 3LU 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 3LU maps

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

BB5 3LU 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 3LU geodata

Easting	374046
Northing	427727
Latitude	53.745282
Longitude	-2.395014

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB5 3LU?

Street	Straits
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 3LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB5 3LU 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	St Andrew's
Constituency	Hyndburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB5 3LU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Marble Street	269m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Charles Street	330m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Paddock Street	189m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB5 3LU

Civic Theatre (Union Road)	Oswaldtwistle	61m
Civic Theatre (Union Road)	Oswaldtwistle	104m
Holly Street (Harvey Street)	Oswaldtwistle	194m
Watson Street (Rhyddings Street)	Oswaldtwistle	210m
Rhyddings Hs (Haworth Street)	Oswaldtwistle	268m

Nearest railway stations to BB5 3LU

Church & Oswaldtwistle Station	0.6km
Accrington Station	1.9km
Rishton Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB5 3LU

Broadband access in BB5 3LU (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 BB5 3LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	65.8Mbps
Average download speed	75.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	18.8Mbps
Average upload speed	13.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB5 3LU (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 BB5 3LU

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Source: Ofcom
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BB5 3LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	140,494
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,772
Median (kWh/meter)	13,459

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,944
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,992
Median (kWh/meter)	3,427

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

88% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 3LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

All Occassions 4 U

169-171 Union Road

72m

Simply Indian Takeaway

152 Union Road

79m

Ossy Sandwich Shop

216B Union Road

79m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oswaldtwistle P.o.	16:30	12:00	278m
Thwaites Road	16:00	11:00	717m
West End Post Office	17:00	11:45	937m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB5 3LU

Facility	Distance
The Fitness Bank Ltd Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	42m
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	270m
Whiteash Playing Fields (White Ash) Harvey Street, Oswaldtwistle , Accrington Grass Pitches	319m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB5 3LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DD	Primary	269m
Oswaldtwistle School Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DA	Not applicable	269m
Rhyddings Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA	Secondary	270m

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BB5 3LU ITL and BB5 3LU 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 3LU:

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 3LU 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 3LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00127263
LSOA	E01025077	Hyndburn 007D
MSOA	E02005218	Hyndburn 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB5 3LU

BB5 3EL	Dale Street	29m
BB5 3LX	Mill Hill	49m
BB5 3LZ	Milton Street	55m
BB5 3NA	Monarch Street	72m
BB5 3EG	Union Road	78m
BB5 3DT	Union Road	86m
BB5 3EW	Spring Street	95m
BB5 3DR	Union Road	103m
BB5 3EN	Mount Pleasant Street	104m
BB5 3ND	Hodgson Street	109m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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