Postcode BB1 2HP (Blackburn with Darwen)

Map showing BB1 2HP and nearby postcodes

The postcode BB1 2HP is located in Blackburn with Darwen It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BB1 2HP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BB1 2HP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BB1 2HP as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to BB1 2HP is Orkney Close which is centered 79 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Orkney Close and is 75 m away. The closest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, 1.92 km away.

The closest primary school to BB1 2HP (for ages 11 and under) is St Antony's RC Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 3, 2019.

The local pub for residents of BB1 2HP is Read Cricket Club and is 9.31 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on May 16, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Happy Village and is 9.48 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 99.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BB1 2HP is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Blackburn with Darwen Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BB1 2HP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BB1 2HP, and the approximate distance away.

Orkney Close 79 m
Shetland Close 128 m
Farm House Close 137 m
Brownlow Street 140 m
Shadsworth Close 186 m
Dover Close 228 m
Ayr Road 234 m
Shadsworth Road 248 m
B6130 248 m
Tarbert Crescent 250 m
Romney Walk 276 m
Skye Crescent 294 m
Dunoon Drive 297 m
Delph Close 321 m
Ailsa Road 328 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB1 2HP

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BB1 2HP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Antony's RC Primary School Good
(April 3, 2019)
0 m
Our Lady and St John Catholic College Requires improvement
(October 9, 2019)
344 m
Shadsworth Infant School Good
(December 4, 2019)
370 m
Shadsworth Junior School Good
(October 10, 2019)
623 m
Newfield School Requires improvement
(November 18, 2021)
787 m
Intack Primary School Good
(April 4, 2017)
992 m
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Good
(April 10, 2018)
995 m
Audley Junior School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1 km
Audley Infant School Good
(October 4, 2018)
1 km
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
1.07 km
Al Islah Girls' High School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.3 km
Blackburn Central High School 1.49 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Good
(July 8, 2021)
1.55 km
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.6 km
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Good
(November 21, 2019)
1.61 km
Daisyfield Primary School Good
(November 30, 2017)
1.76 km
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 15, 2021)
1.85 km
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
2.02 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
2.04 km
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Good
(February 2, 2017)
2.11 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BB1 2HP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe by the River Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
7.93 km
Read & Simonstone Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 8, 2018
9.31 km
Read Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 16, 2018
9.31 km
The Fuzzy Duck Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 4, 2019
9.31 km
Department of Work & Pensions Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
9.43 km
Hourglass Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
9.43 km
St. John's C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 30, 2019
9.47 km
C C Speak (Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 3, 2019
9.48 km
Happy Village Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
9.48 km
Premier Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
9.48 km
Read & Simonstone Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 28, 2017
9.48 km
Acorn Heights Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
November 30, 2021
9.55 km
Hapton CofE / Methodist School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 13, 2019
9.66 km
Ribble Valley Forecourt Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
May 5, 2017
9.66 km
Stork Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
9.66 km
Wordsworth House Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 23, 2021
9.69 km
Luncheon Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2019
9.8 km
Albert Harrison & Co Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 7, 2019
9.86 km
Simply Classic Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 22, 2021
9.86 km
Landon News Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 24, 2018
9.93 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BB1 2HP - Data from Apr 2022

Orkney Close Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Orkney Close Bus Stop/Station 81 m
Gleneagles Court Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Gleneagles Court Bus Stop/Station 225 m
Our Lady and St John RCHS Bus Stop/Station 310 m
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 1.92 km
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 2.01 km
Rishton Rail Station Rail 3.06 km
Terminal Two Access Air 43.25 km
Terminal Two Access Air 43.3 km
Terminal One Access Air 43.85 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BB1 2HP - Data from Dec 2021

Abbott Clough Valley 1 km
Fishmoor Reservoir Inland Water 1.6 km
Guide Reservoir Inland Water 1.68 km
Higher Croft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Clough Valley 2.4 km
Duckworth Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.63 km
Rishton Reservoir Inland Water 2.65 km
Reservoir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Aspen Valley Valley 3.21 km
Fernhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.33 km
The Orchard Woodland Or Forest 3.46 km
Windy Bank Hill Or Mountain 3.59 km
Brownhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.73 km
Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.81 km
Polyphemus Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BB1 2HP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78 Mbps 99.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 16
30-300 Mbps 3.2% 82.5 11.2
300+ Mbps 96.8% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

28 meters consuming 454,780 kWh - mean 16,242 kWh : median 14,588 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 120,975 kWh - mean 3,902 kWh : median 2,999 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB1 2HP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.74297900
Longitude -2.44974300
OS Easting 370435
OS Northing 0427494
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1335
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Blackburn
Electoral Ward Blackburn South East
Local Authority District Blackburn with Darwen
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000008
Travel To Work Area Blackburn

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Blackburn with Darwen Teaching
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Blackburn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Blackburn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33007124
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 008F
Output Area / Small Area 8D1