BB5 4LU maps, stats, and open data

BB5 4LU lies on Tower Street in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington. BB5 4LU is located in the St Oswald'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 4LU maps

BB5 4LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB5 4LU 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 4LU geodata

Easting	372935
Northing	428235
Latitude	53.749775
Longitude	-2.411904

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB5 4LU?

Street	Tower Street
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 4LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB5 4LU 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 Oswald's
Constituency	Hyndburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB5 4LU

July 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Barnard Close	412m
November 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Barnard Close	412m
October 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Barnard Close	412m
➜ Tower Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB5 4LU

Spread Eagle Street (Blackburn Road)	West End	102m
Percy Street (Blackburn Road)	West End	121m
Percy Street (Blackburn Road)	West End	138m
Spread Eagle Street (Blackburn Road)	Oswaldtwistle	182m
Devon Avenue (Blackburn Road)	West End	271m

Nearest railway stations to BB5 4LU

Church & Oswaldtwistle Station	1.4km
Rishton Station	1.7km
Accrington Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB5 4LU

Broadband access in BB5 4LU (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 4LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	35.7Mbps
Average download speed	50.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	3.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB5 4LU (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 4LU

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Source: Ofcom
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BB5 4LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 4LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	204,487
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,632
Median (kWh/meter)	14,427

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,612
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,783
Median (kWh/meter)	2,792

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 4LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 4LU.
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

35.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 4LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 4LU (meters)

Yummies

386 Blackburn Road

123m

Church & Oswaldtwistle Cricket Clubhouse

Blackburn Road

123m

Price Check

368 Blackburn Road

123m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB5 4LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
West End Post Office	17:00	11:45	382m
Thwaites Road	16:00	11:00	530m
Oswaldtwistle P.o.	16:30	12:00	1,251m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB5 4LU

Facility	Distance
West End Primary School Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch	245m
Church And Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Grass Pitches	276m
Accrington And District Golf Club Devon Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington Golf	506m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB5 4LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QA	Primary	350m
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4QG	Not applicable	727m
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3JG	Primary	1km

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BB5 4LU ITL and BB5 4LU 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 4LU:

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 4LU 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 4LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00127294
LSOA	E01025081	Hyndburn 005D
MSOA	E02005216	Hyndburn 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB5 4LU

BB5 4NJ	Fountains Way	34m
BB5 4LY	Percy Street	54m
BB5 4PB	Wham Brook Close	75m
BB5 4LX	Newton Street	79m
BB5 4PH	Aspen Fold	99m
BB5 4NB	Spread Eagle Street	102m
BB5 4LZ	Blackburn Road	112m
BB5 4NL	Turnpike Grove	122m
BB5 4NE	Whewell Row	160m
BB5 4NA	Blackburn Road	167m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence