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BB2 6PL lies on Preston New Road in Blackburn. BB2 6PL is located in the Wensley Fold electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen and the English Parliamentary constituency of Blackburn. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BB2 6PL maps

BB2 6PL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BB2 6PL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BB2 6PL geodata

Easting366869
Northing428286
Latitude53.749882
Longitude-2.503894

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Where is BB2 6PL?

StreetPreston New Road
Town/CityBlackburn
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBB2

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BB2 6PL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BB2 6PL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

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

WardWensley Fold
ConstituencyBlackburn

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BB2 6PL

287, PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL
1999
30 JUL
£115,000
287, PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL
1998
13 MAY
£90,000

➜ Blackburn house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BB2 6PL

Granville RoadBlackburn74m
Saunders Road (Preston New Road)Blackburn94m
Granville RoadBlackburn99m
Granville Road (Preston New Road)Blackburn122m
St Silas Road (Preston New Road)Blackburn195m

Nearest railway stations to BB2 6PL

Mill Hill (Lancs) Station1.6km
Blackburn Station1.7km
Cherry Tree Station2.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in BB2 6PL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband95.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BB2 6PL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed88.2Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed6.7Mbps
Average upload speed7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in BB2 6PL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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BB2 6PL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BB2 6PL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)835,446
Meter count27
Mean (kWh/meter)30,942
Median (kWh/meter)29,088

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)113,433
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)5,970
Median (kWh/meter)4,719

Deprivation

94.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than BB2 6PL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BB2 6PL (metres)

Sacred Heart Church
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Sacred Heart Church
1m
Northwood Nursing & Residential Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
206 Preston New Road
71m
Wensley Fold Childrens Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Wensley Fold Childrens Centre
165m

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Nearest post box to BB2 6PL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Gorse Road17:3013:00317m
3 Saunders Road17:3013:00502m
91 Preston New Road17:1513:00747m

BB2 6PL ITL and BB2 6PL 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 BB2 6PL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD41Blackburn with Darwen
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000008Blackburn with Darwen

BB2 6PL 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 BB2 6PL:

CodeName
OAE00063460
LSOAE01012586Blackburn with Darwen 005B
MSOAE02002619Blackburn with Darwen 005

Nearest postcodes to BB2 6PL

BB2 6PNPreston New Road70m
BB2 6PJLimefield73m
BB2 6LTIrene Place78m
BB2 6JTLancaster Place109m
BB2 6LUManor Road117m
BB2 6JSGranville Road132m
BB2 6PRCrosshill Road147m
BB2 6NNTaunton Road170m
BB2 6LRIrving Place171m
BB2 6ALLeamington Close175m