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BB1 2NZ

St Oswald's · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Oswald's
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 2PA 58 m
BB1 2NY 65 m
BB1 2NU 124 m
BB1 2NX 150 m
BB1 2NT 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 2NZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 2
Latitude
53.717097
Longitude
-2.428464
British National Grid easting
371,821
British National Grid northing
424,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
St Oswald's · E05005220
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127291
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 009D · E01025080
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 009 · E02005220

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
41
Secondary
8

  1. Belthorn Academy Primary School

    Academy converter

    42 m

  2. Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

  3. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Burglary 9
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
BB1 2 residents
8,568

Age bands in BB1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

2,217 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,554 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,375 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,288 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.0 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    3.2 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.5 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    3.5 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    3.7 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    3.7 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.8 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    3.8 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    3.9 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.1 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code Y02605

    4.9 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81166

    4.9 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81726

    4.9 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    ACORN PRIMARY HEALTH C C, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81182

    4.9 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Foundation CEPS

    BCT · Belthorn

    0.1 miles

  • Foundation CEPS

    BCT · Belthorn

    0.1 miles

  • Dog Inn

    BCT · Belthorn

    0.1 miles

  • Dog Inn

    BCT · Belthorn

    0.1 miles

  • Tower View

    BCT · Belthorn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 009D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,574 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Belthorn Academy Primary School is the nearest published school at 42 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.