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BB5 1JB

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 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 1QX 42 m
BB5 1RE 48 m
BB5 1QS 51 m
BB5 1GR 74 m
BB5 1QZ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 1JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 1
Latitude
53.754152
Longitude
-2.372788
British National Grid easting
375,517
British National Grid northing
428,706

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

    405 m

  2. The Alternative School

    Other independent school

    468 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,695
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,266
  • Anti social behaviour 969
  • Criminal damage and arson 411
  • Vehicle crime 408
  • Public order 370

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

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    232 m

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    553 m

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    728 m

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    822 m

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    822 m

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    822 m

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    822 m

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    2.0 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.4 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.2 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ellison Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Ellison Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • ASDA

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Accrington Rail Station

    RSE · Accrington

    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 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,695 published events cover 12 months, averaging 474.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,266 events.

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