BB5 6SL maps, stats, and open data

BB5 6SL lies on Oswald Street in Accrington. BB5 6SL is located in the Peel 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 6SL maps

BB5 6SL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BB5 6SL 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 6SL geodata

Easting	376483
Northing	428632
Latitude	53.753517
Longitude	-2.358133

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BB5 6SL?

Street	Oswald Street
Town/City	Accrington
Country	England
Postcode District	BB5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BB5 6SL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB5 6SL 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	Peel
Constituency	Hyndburn

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BB5 6SL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Gillies Street	140m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Gillies Street	140m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gillies Street	140m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB5 6SL

Clarendon Street	Barnfield	204m
Stanley Street (Clarendon Street)	Barnfield	216m
Avenue Parade	Accrington	218m
Eastgate (Avenue Parade)	Accrington	226m
Plantation Street	Hillock Vale	230m

Nearest railway stations to BB5 6SL

Accrington Station	0.8km
Huncoat Station	2.1km
Church & Oswaldtwistle Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BB5 6SL

Broadband access in BB5 6SL (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	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 6SL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	46.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.91Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB5 6SL (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 6SL

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Source: Ofcom
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BB5 6SL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 6SL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	235,199
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,587
Median (kWh/meter)	6,370

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,306
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,054
Median (kWh/meter)	2,756

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 6SL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 6SL.
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)
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Deprivation

95% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 6SL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 6SL (meters)

KS Convenience Store

114 Bold Street

146m

Bold Street Social Club

80 Bold Street

146m

Abbas General Store

65 Plantation Street

157m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BB5 6SL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
52 Lancaster Avenue	16:15	11:15	1,051m
216 Willows Lane	17:00	12:45	2,553m
Clayton Le Moors Post Office	16:45	12:15	2,711m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BB5 6SL

Facility	Distance
The Gym Group (Accrington) Eastgate, Accrington Health and Fitness Gym	93m
The Zone Hyndburn New Era Complex Paradise Street, Accrington Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	563m
Peel Park Primary School Alice Street, Accrington Grass Pitches	563m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BB5 6SL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Barnfield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AQ	Primary	216m
Accrington Peel Park Primary School Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR	Primary	487m
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Maudsley Street, Accrington, BB5 6AD	Primary	538m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of BB5 6SL flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ BB5 6SL flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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BB5 6SL ITL and BB5 6SL 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 6SL:

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 6SL 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 6SL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00127237
LSOA	E01025068	Hyndburn 004G
MSOA	E02005215	Hyndburn 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BB5 6SL

BB5 6SG	Cedar Street	30m
BB5 6RH	Bold Street	52m
BB5 6TG	Washington Street	61m
BB5 6TQ	Percy Street	90m
BB5 6SF	Park Street	101m
BB5 6TF	Washington Street	106m
BB5 6RS	Park Street	111m
BB5 6PQ	Stanley Street	117m
BB5 6SJ	Oswald Street	117m
BB5 6SW	Bold Street	133m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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