Area Information for West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Summary Back to Top
For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for BB2 6DF.
Basic Information
Area Type | Urban |
Local Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
Ward | Shear Brow & Corporation Park |
Constituency | Blackburn * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link. |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
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About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
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Housing (1 Sales) Back to Top
House Prices
We have found one property sale in West Park Road since the beginning of 1995.
Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.
Housing Types Embed This Back to Top
The area containing West Park Road, Blackburn consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.
Housing Types | |
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Detached | 13 |
Semi-Detached | 41 |
Terraced | 72 |
Flat (Purpose-Built) | 1 |
Flat (Converted) | 7 |
Residence in Commercial Building | 2 |
Total | 136 |
Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top
The area containing West Park Road, Blackburn contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 33% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.
Housing Tenure | |
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Owned Outright | 42 |
Owned with Mortgage | 45 |
Shared Ownership | 0 |
Rented: From Council | 0 |
Rented: Other Social | 3 |
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents | 34 |
Rented: Other | 11 |
Rent Free | 0 |
Total | 135 |
Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top
This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.
Housing Occupancy | |
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One Person | 36 |
Two People | 15 |
Three People | 21 |
Four People | 23 |
Five People | 23 |
Six People | 7 |
Seven People | 4 |
8+ People | 7 |
Total | 136 |
Household Composition Embed This Back to Top
The area containing West Park Road, Blackburn consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.
Household Composition | |
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1 Person Household | 36 |
Family Household | 78 |
Other Household | 19 |
Total | 133 |
Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top
Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.
Household Deprivation | |
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Not Deprived | 69 |
Deprived In One Dimension | 41 |
Deprived In Two Dimensions | 19 |
Deprived In Three Dimensions | 4 |
Deprived In Four Dimensions | 0 |
Total | 133 |
People Back to Top
Gender Embed This
Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Blackburn constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.
Gender | |
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Male | 250 |
Female | 260 |
Total | 510 |
Age Groups Embed This Back to Top
Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.
Age Groups | |
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0-4 | 42 |
5-9 | 34 |
10-14 | 40 |
15-19 | 32 |
20-24 | 41 |
25-29 | 41 |
30-34 | 32 |
35-39 | 60 |
40-44 | 18 |
45-49 | 30 |
50-54 | 33 |
55-59 | 24 |
60-64 | 18 |
65-69 | 18 |
70-74 | 10 |
75-79 | 8 |
80-84 | 11 |
85+ | 18 |
Total | 510 |
Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top
The postcode BB2 6DF does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.
Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).
Relationship Status | |
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Single | 133 |
Married | 185 |
Separated | 9 |
Divorced | 28 |
Widowed | 29 |
Total | 384 |
Health Embed This Back to Top
Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.
Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.
It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.
Health | |
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Very Good | 258 |
Good | 152 |
Fair | 80 |
Bad | 14 |
Very Bad | 5 |
Total | 509 |
Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.
The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.
Highest Qualification Level Achieved | |
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Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) | 145 |
Apprenticeship | 14 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 49 |
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 35 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 22 |
No GCSEs or Equivalent | 106 |
Other | 10 |
Total | 381 |
Culture Back to Top
Ethnic Group Embed This
West Park Road, Blackburn can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 26% so.
As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.
There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.
Ethnic Group | |
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White | 131 |
Mixed Ethnicity | 4 |
Indian | 128 |
Pakistani | 215 |
Bangladeshi | 10 |
Other Asian | 8 |
Black African | 5 |
Arab | 4 |
Other | 4 |
Total | 509 |
Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.
Country of Birth | |
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United Kingdom | 407 |
European Union | 10 |
Africa | 12 |
Middle East and Asia | 81 |
Total | 510 |
Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.
The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".
Length of Residence | |
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Born in The United Kingdom | 407 |
10+ Years | 77 |
5-10 Years | 9 |
2-5 Years | 4 |
Less Than 2 Years | 12 |
Total | 509 |
Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top
Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BB2 6DF.
Passport(s) Held | |
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None | 66 |
United Kingdom | 409 |
European Union | 10 |
Rest of Europe | 0 |
African Countries | 3 |
Middle East or Asia | 21 |
North America or Caribbean | 1 |
Religion Embed This Back to Top
The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.
Religion | |
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No Religion | 34 |
Christian | 87 |
Buddhist | 1 |
Hindu | 0 |
Jewish | 0 |
Muslim | 346 |
Sikh | 0 |
Other Religion | 1 |
Not Stated | 43 |
Total | 512 |
Employment Back to Top
Economic Activity Embed This
Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.
The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.
Economic Activity | |
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Full-Time Employee | 105 |
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) | 54 |
Self Employed (No Subordinates) | 24 |
Self Employed (With Subordinates) | 10 |
Unemployed | 9 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 49 |
Retired | 59 |
Looking After Home or Family | 31 |
Long-Term Sick or Disabled | 33 |
Other | 12 |
Total | 386 |
Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top
This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.
Occupation Group | |
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Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 18 |
Professional Occupations | 49 |
Associate Professional Occupations | 24 |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 31 |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 8 |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 18 |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 22 |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 18 |
Elementary Occupations | 18 |
Total | 206 |
Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top
Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
Socio-Economic Classification | |
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Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional | 25 |
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional | 68 |
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations | 50 |
Own Account Worker/Small Employer | 36 |
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation | 9 |
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations | 30 |
Semi-Routine Occupation | 38 |
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed | 79 |
Full-time Student | 48 |
Total | 383 |
Policing and Crime (115) Back to Top
West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF is within the Corporation Park & Revidge policing neighbourhood, under the Lancashire Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 115 crimes were reported within half a mile of BB2 6DF.
Neighbourhood Team
Crime: | Click here to view 115 crimes committed near West Park Road |
Neighbourhood Team Address |
Corporation Park & Revidge Whitebirk Drive Blackburn |
Force Website: | http://lancashire.police.uk |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.
Nearby Services Back to Top







Below are the details of the closest services to BB2 6DF. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BB2 6DF.
Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest railway station is Blackburn, approximately 0.8 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Blackburn | 0.8 miles |
Mill Hill (Lancs) | 1.3 miles |
Cherry Tree | 1.7 miles |
Ramsgreave & Wilpshire | 2 miles |
Pleasington | 2.5 miles |
Rishton | 3.2 miles |
Darwen | 4 miles |
Langho | 4.1 miles |
Church & Oswaldtwistle | 4.3 miles |
Accrington | 5.2 miles |
Whalley (Lancs) | 6 miles |
Huncoat | 6.3 miles |
Bamber Bridge | 7 miles |
Entwistle | 7.5 miles |
Hapton | 7.6 miles |
Lostock Hall | 8.1 miles |
Preston (Lancs) | 8.7 miles |
Leyland | 8.7 miles |
Chorley | 8.8 miles |
Buckshaw Parkway | 8.9 miles |
Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is Queen Elizabeth's Primary School, approximately < 50 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Queen Elizabeth's Primary School | < 50 yards | |
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 540 yards |
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St Silas's CofE Primary School | 630 yards |
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St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 760 yards |
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St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | 0.5 miles |
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 0.5 miles |
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Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy | 0.6 miles |
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St Michael With St John CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles |
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The Olive School, Blackburn | 0.8 miles |
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Brookhouse Primary School | 0.9 miles |
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Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, approximately < 50 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | < 50 yards |
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Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School | 0.7 miles |
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | 0.7 miles |
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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | 0.8 miles |
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Witton Park Academy | 1 mile |
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Pleckgate High School | 1.1 miles |
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Al Islah Girls' High School | 1.3 miles | |
Blackburn Central High School | 1.5 miles |
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 1.9 miles |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn | 2 miles |
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Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is Blakewater Healthcare, approximately 650 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Blakewater Healthcare | 650 yards |
Dr T L Phillips at Barbara Castle Health Centre | 650 yards |
Family Practice | 650 yards |
Oakenhurst Medical Practice | 650 yards |
Limefield Surgery | 720 yards |
Olive Medical Centre | 860 yards |
Redlam Surgery | 0.8 miles |
Primrose Bank Medical Centre | 0.8 miles |
Shifa Surgery | 0.9 miles |
Witton Medical Centre | 1 mile |
Nearest Dentists Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is Bankview Smile Studio, approximately 330 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Bankview Smile Studio | 330 yards |
AP Smilecare | 340 yards |
Drakes Dental Care | 530 yards |
Barbara Castle Way Health Centre - Dental Department | 650 yards |
L A Southworth & Associates | 0.5 miles |
Expert Orthodontics Limited | 0.6 miles |
Boulevard Dental Practice | 0.7 miles |
mydentist, Railway Road, Blackburn | 0.7 miles |
Drakes Dental Care | 1 mile |
Dr Fahad Ghaffar | 1.4 miles |
Nearest Hospitals Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is The Beardwood Hospital, approximately 0.7 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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The Beardwood Hospital | 0.7 miles |
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital | 1.8 miles |
Accrington Victoria Hospital | 5.3 miles |
Greater Lancashire Hospitals | 6.6 miles |
Ribbleton Hospital | 6.7 miles |
Optegra Eye Hospital Preston | 6.9 miles |
Longridge Community Hospital | 7.1 miles |
Ramsay Fulwood Hall Hospital | 8 miles |
Chorley and South Ribble Hospital | 8.3 miles |
Buckshaw Hospital | 8.6 miles |
Nearest Opticians Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF. The nearest is New Bank Optical, approximately 530 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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New Bank Optical | 530 yards |
Univision Eye Centre | 700 yards |
Dignity Eyecare | 770 yards |
Magenta Optical Services T/A Dignity Eyecare | 770 yards |
A J Spurrett | 0.5 miles |
Peter Worden Opticians | 0.6 miles |
Worden Opticians | 0.6 miles |
Boots-Blackburn | 0.6 miles |
Blackburn Vision Express Ltd | 0.6 miles |
Specsavers Opticians Blackburn - Lord Street Mall | 0.6 miles |
* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.
Broadband Connectivity Back to Top
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Broadband in BB2 6DF
This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.
Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? | NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes. |
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? | NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes. |
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Maximum Download Speed Available | 30Mbps+ |
Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top
Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.
Supplier | Customer Rating |
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Plusnet | 76.2% |
Zen Internet | 75.8% |
Post Office | 74% |
EE Broadband | 73.4% |
NOW TV | 70.8% |
Vodafone | 70% |
Sky Digital | 69.2% |
BT Broadband | 67.4% |
Virgin Media | 67.4% |
TalkTalk | 65.2% |
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