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BB5 0QY

Central · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 0RA 41 m
BB5 0PF 65 m
BB5 0RB 78 m
BB5 0DW 86 m
BB5 9SA 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 0QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 0
Latitude
53.749613
Longitude
-2.369973
British National Grid easting
375,700
British National Grid northing
428,200

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
E00127102
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 006A · E01025041
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 006 · E02005217

Postcode source versions

Explore BB5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. The Alternative School

    Other independent school

    299 m

  2. Accrington Woodnook Primary School

    Community school

    596 m

  3. Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    607 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,572
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,215
  • Anti social behaviour 948
  • Criminal damage and arson 404
  • Vehicle crime 390
  • Shoplifting 366

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

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    295 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    505 m

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    944 m

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    1.0 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.0 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.0 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.0 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    1.9 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.9 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.6 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brown Street

    BCT · Scaitcliffe

    0.0 miles

  • Brown Street

    BCT · Scaitcliffe

    0.0 miles

  • Scaitcliffe House

    BCT · Scaitcliffe

    0.0 miles

  • Scaitcliffe House

    BCT · Scaitcliffe

    0.0 miles

  • Hope Street

    BCT · Scaitcliffe

    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

49 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Alternative School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,572 published events cover 12 months, averaging 464.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,215 events.

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