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BB5 0AN

Central · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 0AS 33 m
BB5 0AL 39 m
BB5 0AP 43 m
BB5 1TG 72 m
BB5 1TD 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 0AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 0
Latitude
53.752722
Longitude
-2.376021
British National Grid easting
375,303
British National Grid northing
428,548

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Central · E05005209
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127100
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 006A · E01025041
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 006 · E02005217

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
38
Secondary
6

  1. Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

    Community school

    318 m

  2. The Alternative School

    Other independent school

    602 m

  3. Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    603 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,301
  • Anti social behaviour 968
  • Criminal damage and arson 415
  • Vehicle crime 396
  • Public order 374

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB5 0 residents
10,849

Age bands in BB5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.4%

2,809 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

1,529 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

3,237 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.8%

2,001 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

1,075 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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    39 m

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    491 m

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    585 m

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    585 m

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    585 m

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    585 m

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ACCRINGTON PALS PHCC, 1 PARADISE STREET, ACCRINGTON, BB5 2EJ

    ODS code P81036

    672 m

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    1.8 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.5 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.1 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lister Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.0 miles

  • Lister Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Crossland Street

    BCT · Spring Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Crossland Street

    BCT · Spring Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ranger Street

    BCT · Spring Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 006A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

419 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 477.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,301 events.

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