Property market
The five-year median is £121,000 from 5,382 recorded sales in BB5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Hyndburn is £138,818 in June 2026, up 10.7% year on year.
BB5
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 2,107
- Current units
- 1,552
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 15
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- North West
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 555
Postcode sectors in BB5
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
37,226 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5, Higher Gate Road, Accrington, BB5 6LF | 29 July 2026 | £205,000 |
| 32, Clifton Avenue, Accrington, BB5 6BE | 27 July 2026 | £150,000 |
| 66, Sultan Street, Accrington, BB5 6EN | 24 July 2026 | £92,500 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 37
- Primary
- 26
- Secondary
- 5
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 8,429
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3,410
- Anti social behaviour 1,484
- Criminal damage and arson 618
- Vehicle crime 601
- Public order 500
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- BB5 usual residents
- 62,932
- Age-profile population
- 62,606
Age bands in BB5
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 19.6%
- 12,270 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.8%
- 7,418 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.9%
- 16,229 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 25.3%
- 15,865 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 17.3%
- 10,824 residents
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
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,506 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 77.3%
In this district, 1,401 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,231 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
9
in this district
ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE
ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT
ODS code Y02605
ARG HEALTHCARE
257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL
ODS code P81147
DR BELLO'S SURGERY
ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT
ODS code P81166
HIGHER HEYS SURGERY
OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP
ODS code P81699
KING STREET MEDICAL CTR
ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT
ODS code P81726
OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE
387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP
ODS code P81160
PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE
ACCRINGTON PALS PHCC, 1 PARADISE STREET, ACCRINGTON, BB5 2EJ
ODS code P81036
RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE
ACORN PRIMARY HEALTH C C, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT
ODS code P81182
THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.
WELLINGTON STREET, CLAYTON LE MOORS, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5HU
ODS code P81218
Evidence in context
Schools
37 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
8,429 published events cover 12 months, averaging 702 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,410 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.