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BB2 5JA

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 5JN 236 m
BB2 5JB 282 m
BB2 5EL 517 m
BB2 5EH 605 m
BB2 5EN 608 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 5JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 5
Latitude
53.722517
Longitude
-2.547573
British National Grid easting
363,965
British National Grid northing
425,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · E05013072
Parish or community
E04005155
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126496
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 002A · E01024921
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 002 · E02005190

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Laurel Bank Terrace, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5JA 15 May 2026 £173,500
21, Laurel Bank Terrace, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5JA 22 April 2026 £209,995
15, Laurel Bank Terrace, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5JA 31 March 2026 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. Feniscowles Primary School

    Community school

    650 m

  2. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

    951 m

  3. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 92
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.8
BB2 5 residents
7,519

Age bands in BB2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,052 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

635 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,545 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,099 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,893 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    2.9 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.3 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    3.4 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.6 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    4.2 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    5.0 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tintagel Close

    BCT · Feniscowles

    0.0 miles

  • Tintagel Close

    BCT · Feniscowles

    0.1 miles

  • Toll Bar

    BCT · Riley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Toll Bar

    BCT · Riley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Finnington Lane

    BCT · Riley Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 002A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,911 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £183,000 from 7 recorded sales in BB2 5JA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chorley is £212,647 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Feniscowles Primary School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 92 events.

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