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BB5 1AQ

Peel · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Peel
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 6PU 22 m
BB5 6PW 22 m
BB5 6PX 71 m
BB5 1AJ 75 m
BB5 1AA 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 1AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 1
Latitude
53.755028
Longitude
-2.362437
British National Grid easting
376,200
British National Grid northing
428,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Peel · E05005217
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127232
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 004G · E01025068
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 004 · E02005215

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    348 m

  2. The Alternative School

    Other independent school

    482 m

  3. Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    533 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,952
  • Anti social behaviour 818
  • Criminal damage and arson 355
  • Shoplifting 352
  • Vehicle crime 342

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB5 1 residents
4,495

Age bands in BB5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.3%

1,243 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

853 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

1,514 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.9%

966 residents

Age 65 and over
10.6%

542 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

    507 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    894 m

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    1.4 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    1.5 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.5 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.5 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.5 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.6 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    2.6 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.7 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bradshaw Street East

    BCT · Accrington

    0.0 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Eastgate

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Avenue Parade

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Eastgate

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 004G, 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

952 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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. Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 410.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,952 events.

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