Postcode BB1 9RZ (Blackburn with Darwen)

Map showing BB1 9RZ and nearby postcodes

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

BB1 9RZ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.3 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 9RZ as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to BB1 9RZ is Opal Street which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brownhill and is 99 m away. The closest railway station is Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station, 723 m away.

The closest primary school to BB1 9RZ (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 9RZ is Read Cricket Club and is 8.82 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 9.03 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 148 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 97% 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 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Opal Street 65 m
Amethyst Street 95 m
Topaz Street 169 m
Cornelian Street 201 m
St Gabriel's Avenue 210 m
Church Walk 234 m
Haston Lee Avenue 247 m
Roe Lee Park 251 m
Ruby Street 263 m
The Oaks 264 m
Chestnut Avenue 305 m
Bank Hey Lane North 312 m
The Ferns 314 m
Emerald Street 330 m
The Limes 335 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB1 9RZ

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 9RZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Roe Lee Park Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
394 m
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2013)
516 m
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 21, 2017)
516 m
Pleckgate High School Outstanding
(January 30, 2019)
817 m
Cedars Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.31 km
Lammack Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.42 km
Islamiyah School 1.54 km
St Mary's College Good
(March 1, 2019)
1.54 km
Brookhouse Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.61 km
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Good
(June 13, 2017)
1.76 km
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
1.8 km
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.83 km
Daisyfield Primary School Good
(November 30, 2017)
2.1 km
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Good
(November 21, 2019)
2.24 km
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Good
(February 2, 2017)
2.33 km
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(September 15, 2021)
2.43 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Good
(September 26, 2019)
2.47 km
Dar Ul Madinah Inadequate
(November 14, 2019)
2.71 km
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Good
(February 9, 2022)
2.75 km
Blackburn College Good
(January 13, 2022)
2.82 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Brownhill Bus Stop/Station 99 m
Fern Bank Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Brownhill Drive Bus Stop/Station 164 m
St Gabriels Church Bus Stop/Station 200 m
St Gabriels Church Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station Rail 723 m
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station Rail 731 m
Blackburn Rail Station Rail 2.93 km
Terminal Two Access Air 46.98 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.03 km
Terminal One Access Air 47.58 km

Nearby Nature

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

Brownhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 212 m
Ramsgreave Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Hagg's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Parsonage Reservoir Inland Water 1.83 km
Windy Bank Hill Or Mountain 1.94 km
Carr Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
The Rann Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Reservoir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Rishton Reservoir Inland Water 3.05 km
Boston Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.25 km
Abbott Clough Valley 3.55 km
Dean Clough Reservoir Inland Water 3.62 km
Horse Shoe Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km
Buncer Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km
Ned Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.73 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 77.8 Mbps 148 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 4
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14.5 5.5
30-300 Mbps 3% 94.9 13.5
300+ Mbps 97% 673.3 41.3

Gas Consumption

29 meters consuming 364,523 kWh - mean 12,570 kWh : median 11,788 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB1 9RZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.77299600
Longitude -2.47846800
OS Easting 368563
OS Northing 0430846
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12498
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: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Blackburn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Blackburn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33007096
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Blackburn with Darwen 001C
Output Area / Small Area 8B1