BB2 1LU
a large user postcode in Town Centre (Blackburn), Blackburn
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.7482 / 53°44'53"N
Longitude: -2.4843 / 2°29'3"W
OS Eastings: 368158
OS Northings: 428086
OS Grid: SD681280
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR CT23.Y3
Mapcode Global: WH971.T15X
Plus Code: 9C5VPGX8+77
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sr19
What Three Birds: swift.goldfinch.siskin
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Lord Street, Blackburn BB2 1LU
Summary
BB2 1LU is a large user postcode in Town Centre (Blackburn), Blackburn. It was first introduced in June 1996.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Household Bank, 14 Lord Street, Blackburn BB2 1LU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,075 to £1,325 with an average of £1,200. The most common recorded business type is Garage.
Blackburn is a town, which had a population of 117,963 in the 2011 census.
BB2 1LU is in the Blackburn travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Primary Care Trust.
BB2 1LU is approximately 120m (394ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BB2 1LU
4b2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Pakistani Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BB2 1LU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near BB2 1LU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
BB2 1LU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for BB2 1LU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at BB2 1LU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near BB2 1LU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near BB2 1LU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near BB2 1LU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to BB2 1LU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near BB2 1LU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near BB2 1LU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near BB2 1LU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of BB2 1LU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Ward
Blackburn Central
Councillors
Zamir Khan (Labour)
Faryad Hussain (Labour)
Mahfooz Hussain (Labour)
Saima Afzal (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Blackburn
MP
Kate Hollern (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for BB2 1LU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near BB2 1LU.
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