BB5 4QL maps, stats, and open data
BB5 4QL lies on Cardigan Avenue in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington. BB5 4QL 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 4QL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BB5 4QL geodata
| Easting | 373202 |
| Northing | 427772 |
| Latitude | 53.745628 |
| Longitude | -2.407815 |
Where is BB5 4QL?
| Street | Cardigan Avenue |
| Locality | Oswaldtwistle |
| Town/City | Accrington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BB5 |
BB5 4QL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BB5 4QL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 160m | 525ft |
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 | St Oswald's |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hyndburn |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BB5 4QL
1A, CARDIGAN AVENUE, OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 4QL 2004 19 MAR £120,000 |
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 4QL
| Central Avenue (Thwaites Road) | Oswaldtwistle | 136m |
| Central Avenue (Thwaites Road) | Oswaldtwistle | 136m |
| Harlech Drive (Stanhill Lane) | Oswaldtwistle | 171m |
| Tennyson Avenue (Thwaites Road) | West End | 268m |
| Tennyson Avenue (Thwaites Road) | West End | 284m |
Nearest railway stations to BB5 4QL
| Church & Oswaldtwistle Station | 1.2km |
| Rishton Station | 2.2km |
| Accrington Station | 2.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BB5 4QL (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 4QL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 96.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 12.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 22.35Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BB5 4QL (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 4QL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 4QL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 574,876 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 42 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,688 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,388 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 112,714 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 34 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,315 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,139 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 4QL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 4QL.
- 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
41.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 4QL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 4QL (metres)
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Nearest post box to BB5 4QL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Thwaites Road | 16:00 | 11:00 | 204m |
| West End Post Office | 17:00 | 11:45 | 546m |
| Oswaldtwistle P.o. | 16:30 | 12:00 | 785m |
BB5 4QL ITL and BB5 4QL 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 4QL:
| 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 4QL 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 4QL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00127287 | |
| LSOA | E01025078 | Hyndburn 007E |
| MSOA | E02005218 | Hyndburn 007 |
Nearest postcodes to BB5 4QL
| BB5 4QS | Brecon Avenue | 75m |
| BB5 4QN | Bedford Close | 80m |
| BB5 4NT | Radnor Close | 83m |
| BB5 4QJ | Central Avenue | 87m |
| BB5 4QG | Thwaites Road | 106m |
| BB5 4QW | Harlech Drive | 119m |
| BB5 4NP | Banbury Avenue | 136m |
| BB5 4QB | Stanhill Lane | 171m |
| BB5 4PX | Barnard Close | 186m |
| BB5 4QR | Thwaites Road | 203m |
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