OL12 8BU maps, stats, and open data

OL12 8BU is located in the Facit and Shawforth electoral ward, within the local authority district of Rossendale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rossendale and Darwen. 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.

OL12 8BU maps

OL12 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

OL12 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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OL12 8BU geodata

Easting	388582
Northing	418626
Latitude	53.663990
Longitude	-2.174271

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL12 8BU?

Country	England
Postcode District	OL12
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL12 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL12 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	230m	755ft

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	Facit And Shawforth
Constituency	Rossendale And Darwen

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of OL12 8BU

November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Spring Place	450m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Spring Place	450m
May 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Spring Place	450m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL12 8BU

Minnie Street (Market Street)	Facit	189m
Tong Lane (Market Street)	Whitworth	225m
Tong Lane (Market Street)	Whitworth	241m
Civic Hall (Market Street)	Facit	262m
Civic Hall (Market Street)	Facit	340m

Nearest railway stations to OL12 8BU

Smithy Bridge Station	5.3km
Walsden Station	5.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for OL12 8BU

Broadband access in OL12 8BU (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 OL12 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	23.0Mbps
Average download speed	23.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	1.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.79Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL12 8BU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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OL12 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL12 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	249,277
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,232
Median (kWh/meter)	9,663

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	43,517
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,978
Median (kWh/meter)	1,638

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL12 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL12 8BU.
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

67.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL12 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL12 8BU (meters)

St Anselms RC Primary School (Kitchen)

John Street

104m

Whitworth Football And Cricket Club

Rawstron Street

260m

Cock And Magpie

Cockhall Lane

260m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to OL12 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Britannia Tso	17:15	11:30	3,102m
Ovderbell Drive	17:30	11:00	3,313m
Smallbridge P.o.	17:15	11:30	4,195m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to OL12 8BU

Facility	Distance
John Street Recreation Ground John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale Grass Pitches	90m
Our Lady St Anselms School Playing Field John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale Grass Pitches	114m
Whitworth Leisure Centre (Closed) John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	198m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to OL12 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Lime Grove, Off John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB	Primary	138m
Whitworth Community High School Hall Street, Hallford, Hallfold, ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS	Secondary	858m
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Hallfold, Hall Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8TL	Primary	1km

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OL12 8BU ITL and OL12 8BU 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 OL12 8BU:

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
E07000125	Rossendale

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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OL12 8BU 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 OL12 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00128714
LSOA	E01025360	Rossendale 009B
MSOA	E02005286	Rossendale 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL12 8BU

OL12 8BT	John Street	42m
OL12 8BX	Daniel Street	92m
OL12 8DF	James Street	104m
OL12 8DB	John Street	104m
OL12 8DG	Thomas Street	108m
OL12 8BW	Clegg Street	141m
OL12 8BP	Cleggs Avenue	160m
OL12 8BN	John Street	161m
OL12 8DY	Market Street	181m
OL12 8DT	Parkside	188m

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