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BB5 1BT

Milnshaw · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Accrington
Ward
Milnshaw
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 1AE 6 m
BB5 1BZ 62 m
BB5 6AT 72 m
BB5 6AU 74 m
BB5 1BS 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 1BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2021
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 1
Latitude
53.757967
Longitude
-2.365708
British National Grid easting
375,986
British National Grid northing
429,128

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Milnshaw · E05005214
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127179
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 004C · E01025057
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 004 · E02005215

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greengates Builders Merchants, Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 1BT 11 September 2019 £242,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    224 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    307 m

  3. Accrington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,007
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,980
  • Anti social behaviour 830
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Criminal damage and arson 351
  • Vehicle crime 344

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

    769 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    863 m

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    1.3 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    1.4 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.4 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.4 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.4 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.2 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    2.7 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.4 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Castle Hotel

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Hospital

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Argyle Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Hotel

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Argyle Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 004C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,132 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,007 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,980 events.

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