Postcode BB1 6JY (Blackburn with Darwen)

Map showing BB1 6JY and nearby postcodes

The postcode BB1 6JY is located in Blackburn with Darwen It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BB1 6JY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BB1 6JY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 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 6JY as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.

The closest road name to BB1 6JY is Mitton Street which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mitton Street and is 15 m away. The closest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, 1.27 km away.

The closest primary school to BB1 6JY (for ages 11 and under) is Brookhouse Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 31, 2017.

The local pub for residents of BB1 6JY is Read Cricket Club and is 9.35 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 9.54 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 54 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 91.7% 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 3.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BB1 6JY 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 6JY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BB1 6JY, and the approximate distance away.

Mitton Street 16 m
Wesley Street 45 m
Palm Street 46 m
Chorlton Street 90 m
St Michael's Street 90 m
Birchbank Gardens 95 m
Ebony Street 96 m
Chorlton Gardens 117 m
Baywood Street 120 m
Spindle Close 158 m
Ash Street 163 m
Plane Street 169 m
Yew Street 169 m
Cowper Street 170 m
Notre Dame Gardens 186 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB1 6JY

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 6JY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookhouse Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
265 m
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
388 m
Islamiyah School 405 m
Cedars Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
488 m
Daisyfield Primary School Good
(November 30, 2017)
490 m
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
527 m
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Good
(November 21, 2019)
637 m
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 15, 2021)
674 m
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Good
(February 2, 2017)
685 m
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Good
(June 13, 2017)
841 m
St Mary's College Good
(March 1, 2019)
1.02 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Good
(July 8, 2021)
1.27 km
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Good
(April 10, 2018)
1.27 km
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.45 km
Pleckgate High School Outstanding
(January 30, 2019)
1.49 km
Al Islah Girls' High School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.5 km
Blackburn College Good
(January 13, 2022)
1.51 km
Roe Lee Park Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.57 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Good
(September 26, 2019)
1.62 km
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2013)
1.66 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BB1 6JY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe by the River Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
7.69 km
Read & Simonstone Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 8, 2018
9.35 km
Read Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 16, 2018
9.35 km
The Fuzzy Duck Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 4, 2019
9.35 km
St. John's C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 30, 2019
9.51 km
C C Speak (Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 3, 2019
9.54 km
Happy Village Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
9.54 km
Premier Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
9.54 km
Read & Simonstone Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 28, 2017
9.54 km
Ribble Valley Forecourt Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
May 5, 2017
9.74 km
Stork Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
9.74 km
Department of Work & Pensions Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
9.81 km
Hourglass Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
9.81 km
Out of School XP Ltd (Use Corr Address) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
October 11, 2018
10.11 km
St Peter's Church of England School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
10.11 km
Albert Harrison & Co Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 7, 2019
10.35 km
Simply Classic Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 22, 2021
10.35 km
Outdoor Elements Activities Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
10.54 km
Meadow Lodge Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 4, 2018
10.85 km
Memorial Park Café Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
10.86 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BB1 6JY - Data from Apr 2022

Mitton Street Bus Stop/Station 15 m
Mitton Street Bus Stop/Station 34 m
Charlotte Street Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Cowper Street Bus Stop/Station 174 m
Notre Dame Gardens Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 1.27 km
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 1.31 km
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station Rail 2.51 km
Terminal Two Access Air 45.19 km
Terminal Two Access Air 45.24 km
Terminal One Access Air 45.79 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BB1 6JY - Data from Dec 2021

Brownhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Abbott Clough Valley 2.22 km
Windy Bank Hill Or Mountain 2.51 km
Rishton Reservoir Inland Water 2.65 km
Reservoir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Buncer Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km
Ned Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Parsonage Reservoir Inland Water 3.07 km
Ramsgreave Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Fishmoor Reservoir Inland Water 3.14 km
Higher Croft Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
Hagg's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.25 km
Higher Gardens Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Billinge Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.35 km
Billinge Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.42 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BB1 6JY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 51.1 Mbps 54 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10.6 Mbps 11.6 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 10
30-300 Mbps 8.3% 61.4 12.6
300+ Mbps 91.7% - -

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 222,513 kWh - mean 22,251 kWh : median 19,845 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 67,959 kWh - mean 4,531 kWh : median 3,963 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB1 6JY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.75729100
Longitude -2.47226800
OS Easting 368960
OS Northing 0429096
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1939
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Blackburn
Electoral Ward Bastwell & Daisyfield
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Pakistani communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Blackburn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Blackburn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33007106
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 003C
Output Area / Small Area 4B2