Postcode BB1 9QS (Blackburn with Darwen)

Map showing BB1 9QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode BB1 9QS is located in Blackburn with Darwen It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BB1 9QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BB1 9QS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 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 9QS as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to BB1 9QS is Church Walk which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brownhill Drive and is 72 m away. The closest railway station is Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station, 523 m away.

The closest primary school to BB1 9QS (for ages 11 and under) is Roe Lee Park Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 22, 2017.

The local pub for residents of BB1 9QS is Read Cricket Club and is 8.69 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 8.9 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 80.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 1.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BB1 9QS 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 9QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BB1 9QS, and the approximate distance away.

Church Walk 26 m
Haston Lee Avenue 43 m
St Gabriel's Avenue 102 m
Brownhill Road 154 m
Bank Hey Lane North 169 m
Opal Street 196 m
Beech Mount 205 m
Newington Avenue 230 m
Willow Mount 239 m
East Lancashire Road 331 m
Roe Lee Park 396 m
Cornelian Street 399 m
Moorfield Avenue 399 m
Brownhill Drive 735 m
Whalley New Road 811 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB1 9QS

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 9QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Roe Lee Park Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
484 m
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2013)
692 m
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 21, 2017)
692 m
Pleckgate High School Outstanding
(January 30, 2019)
1.01 km
Cedars Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.5 km
Lammack Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.57 km
Islamiyah School 1.71 km
St Mary's College Good
(March 1, 2019)
1.75 km
Brookhouse Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.81 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
1.96 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Good
(June 13, 2017)
1.96 km
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
2 km
Daisyfield Primary School Good
(November 30, 2017)
2.26 km
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Good
(November 21, 2019)
2.4 km
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Good
(February 2, 2017)
2.53 km
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 15, 2021)
2.63 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Good
(September 26, 2019)
2.67 km
Salesbury Church of England Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
2.79 km
Dar Ul Madinah Inadequate
(November 14, 2019)
2.91 km
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(February 9, 2022)
2.95 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BB1 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe by the River Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
6.89 km
Read & Simonstone Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 8, 2018
8.69 km
Read Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 16, 2018
8.69 km
The Fuzzy Duck Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 4, 2019
8.69 km
St. John's C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 30, 2019
8.85 km
C C Speak (Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 3, 2019
8.9 km
Happy Village Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
8.9 km
Premier Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
8.9 km
Read & Simonstone Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 28, 2017
8.9 km
Ribble Valley Forecourt Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
May 5, 2017
9.11 km
Stork Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
9.11 km
Department of Work & Pensions Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
9.44 km
Hourglass Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2018
9.44 km
Out of School XP Ltd (Use Corr Address) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
October 11, 2018
9.53 km
St Peter's Church of England School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
9.53 km
Outdoor Elements Activities Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
9.95 km
Albert Harrison & Co Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 7, 2019
10.06 km
Simply Classic Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 22, 2021
10.06 km
Higher Trapp Country House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
April 17, 2019
10.12 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BB1 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Brownhill Drive Bus Stop/Station 72 m
St Gabriels Church Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Brownhill Road Bus Stop/Station 148 m
Holy Souls Bus Stop/Station 156 m
St Gabriels Church Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station Rail 523 m
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station Rail 527 m
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 3.13 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.16 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.21 km
Terminal One Access Air 47.76 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BB1 9QS - Data from Dec 2021

Brownhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 419 m
Ramsgreave Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Hagg's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Parsonage Reservoir Inland Water 1.66 km
Windy Bank Hill Or Mountain 1.87 km
Carr Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
The Rann Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Reservoir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Rishton Reservoir Inland Water 3.07 km
Boston Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Dean Clough Reservoir Inland Water 3.46 km
Horse Shoe Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.57 km
Cunliffe House Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km
Abbott Clough Valley 3.66 km
Buncer Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BB1 9QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 80.9 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 92.3 14.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 75,499 kWh - mean 9,437 kWh : median 8,587 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB1 9QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.77483800
Longitude -2.47768300
OS Easting 368616
OS Northing 0431049
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22807
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Blackburn
Electoral Ward Roe Lee
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: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Blackburn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Blackburn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33007100
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 001F
Output Area / Small Area 8C1