BB5 6DR
a large user postcode in Hillock Vale, Accrington
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.7596 / 53°45'34"N
Longitude: -2.3594 / 2°21'33"W
OS Eastings: 376406
OS Northings: 429307
OS Grid: SD764293
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR CSZZ.01
Mapcode Global: WH96X.QRPP
Plus Code: 9C5VQJ5R+R7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ts62
What Three Birds: lark.oriole.razorbill
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Penny House Lane, Accrington BB5 6DR
Summary
BB5 6DR is a large user postcode in Hillock Vale, Accrington. 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:
J W Tasker & Sons Ltd, Queens Mill, Penny House Lane, Accrington BB5 6DR.
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 £117,000. The most common recorded business type is Showroom.
Accrington is a town, which had a population of 35,456 in the 2011 census.
BB5 6DR is in the Blackburn travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the East Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust.
BB5 6DR is approximately 161m (528ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BB5 6DR
8b1: Hard-Pressed Living - Challenged Terraced Workers - Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BB5 6DR
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near BB5 6DR include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
BB5 6DR at other websites
- Air quality forecast for BB5 6DR at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at BB5 6DR at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near BB5 6DR at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near BB5 6DR at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near BB5 6DR at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to BB5 6DR at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near BB5 6DR at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near BB5 6DR at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near BB5 6DR at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of BB5 6DR 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.
District Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
Ward
Huncoat
Councillors
Danny Cassidy (Conservative)
David Parkins (Labour)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Accrington South
County Councillor
Terry Hurn (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hyndburn
MP
Sara Britcliffe (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for BB5 6DR.
- 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 BB5 6DR.
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