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BB1 4AB

Rishton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rishton
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 5UA 718 m
BB1 4AP 719 m
BB1 4AD 725 m
BB1 5SU 735 m
BB1 5ST 752 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 4AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 4
Latitude
53.774799
Longitude
-2.448307
British National Grid easting
370,552
British National Grid northing
431,032

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Rishton · E05005218
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127262
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 003E · E01025074
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 003 · E02005214

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
48
Secondary
11

  1. Roe Lee Park Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. Islamiyah School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Vehicle crime 25
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Shoplifting 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
BB1 4 residents
6,734

Age bands in BB1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,115 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

755 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,625 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,824 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,337 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB1 4 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+
0%
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
0%

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

22

within 5 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.0 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

    788-790 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9BA

    ODS code P81155

    2.0 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.2 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.4 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.7 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.1 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.1 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    GREAT HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, WATER STREET, GREAT HARWOOD, BLACKBURN, BB6 7QR

    ODS code P81730

    3.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.3 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.4 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81694

    3.8 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81125

    3.8 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.9 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLINGTON STREET, CLAYTON LE MOORS, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5HU

    ODS code P81218

    4.2 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.4 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

    293-295 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL

    ODS code P81214

    4.6 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

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Cunliffe Road

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.4 miles

  • Presspart

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.5 miles

  • Blackburn Chemicals

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.6 miles

  • Terminus

    BCT · Sunnybower

    0.6 miles

  • Sunnybower Road

    BCT · Sunnybower

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 003E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,264 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
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

76 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 11 secondary schools. Roe Lee Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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