BB5 6UA maps, stats, and open data
BB5 6UA lies on Wessex Close in Accrington. BB5 6UA is located in the Huncoat 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 1991.
BB5 6UA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BB5 6UA geodata
| Easting | 377521 |
| Northing | 429967 |
| Latitude | 53.765561 |
| Longitude | -2.342489 |
Where is BB5 6UA?
| Street | Wessex Close |
| Town/City | Accrington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BB5 |
BB5 6UA Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BB5 6UA as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180m | 591ft |
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 | Huncoat |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hyndburn |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BB5 6UA
2025 19 DEC £375,000 |
2018 27 APR £205,000 |
2000 28 JUL £60,000 |
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 6UA
| Winterley Drive (Burnley Road) | Huncoat | 83m |
| Spouthouse Lane (Burnley Road) | Huncoat | 109m |
| Woodside Road (Oakfield Avenue) | Huncoat | 166m |
| Bolton Avenue (Burnley Road) | Huncoat | 211m |
| The Triangle (Burnley Road) | Huncoat | 244m |
Nearest railway stations to BB5 6UA
| Huncoat Station | 0.8km |
| Accrington Station | 2.3km |
| Hapton Station | 2.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BB5 6UA (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 6UA (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 48.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 159.79Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 30.02Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BB5 6UA (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 6UA gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BB5 6UA by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 151,628 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,831 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 8,930 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 31,914 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,546 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,518 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BB5 6UA, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BB5 6UA.
- 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
85.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB5 6UA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB5 6UA (metres)
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Nearest post box to BB5 6UA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 52 Lancaster Avenue | 16:15 | 11:15 | 1,140m |
| 216 Willows Lane | 17:00 | 12:45 | 1,701m |
| Clayton Le Moors Post Office | 16:45 | 12:15 | 2,695m |
BB5 6UA ITL and BB5 6UA 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 6UA:
| 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 6UA 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 6UA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00127152 | |
| LSOA | E01025051 | Hyndburn 004A |
| MSOA | E02005215 | Hyndburn 004 |
Nearest postcodes to BB5 6UA
| BB5 6JU | Burnley Road | 85m |
| BB5 6JX | Longsight Avenue | 96m |
| BB5 6UB | Headingley Close | 97m |
| BB5 6UD | Hawkstone Close | 102m |
| BB5 6JY | Moorfield Avenue | 104m |
| BB5 6JP | Woodside Road | 112m |
| BB5 6UE | Winterley Drive | 113m |
| BB5 6LB | Spout House Lane | 123m |
| BB5 6HP | Oakdene Avenue | 163m |
| BB5 6RF | Loweswater Close | 169m |
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