BB2 2JR
a large user postcode in Wensley Fold, Blackburn
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.7425 / 53°44'32"N
Longitude: -2.4943 / 2°29'39"W
OS Eastings: 367497
OS Northings: 427458
OS Grid: SD674274
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR CT05.S5
Mapcode Global: WH971.N6G8
Plus Code: 9C5VPGR4+X7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sr08
What Three Birds: canvasback.shrike.ibis
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Duckworth Street, Blackburn BB2 2JR
Summary
BB2 2JR is a large user postcode in Wensley Fold, Blackburn. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
St. Wilfrids C of E High School, Duckworth Street, Blackburn BB2 2JR.
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.
The average commercial rateable value is £535,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
Blackburn is a town, which had a population of 117,963 in the 2011 census.
BB2 2JR is in the Blackburn travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Primary Care Trust.
BB2 2JR is approximately 109m (358ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BB2 2JR
4a1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Social Renting Young Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BB2 2JR
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near BB2 2JR include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
BB2 2JR at other websites
- Crime near BB2 2JR at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for BB2 2JR at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at BB2 2JR at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near BB2 2JR at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near BB2 2JR at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near BB2 2JR at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to BB2 2JR at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near BB2 2JR at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near BB2 2JR at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near BB2 2JR at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of BB2 2JR 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 2JR.
- 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 2JR.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.