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BB5 2DW

Haslingden · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Accrington
Ward
Haslingden
Local authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 8UF 815 m
BB5 2DP 973 m
BB5 2DN 1.0 km
BB5 2DR 1.0 km
BB4 8UG 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 2DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2
Latitude
53.734177
Longitude
-2.310824
British National Grid easting
379,593
British National Grid northing
426,464

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Haslingden · E05015822
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00172557
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 002D · E01025395
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 002 · E02005279

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Victoria Cottage, Goodshaw Lane, Stonefold, Accrington, BB5 2DW 14 March 2014 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  2. Crawshawbooth Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

0 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
BB5 2 residents
8,219

Age bands in BB5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,339 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

863 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,060 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,228 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,599 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.1 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

    HASLINGDEN HEALTH CENTRE, MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81099

    3.5 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    7-9 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81212

    3.5 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    3.5 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    4.1 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROSSENDALE PHCC, 161 BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 7PL

    ODS code Y02606

    4.2 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROSSENDALE PRIMARY HEALTH CC, 161 BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 7PL

    ODS code P81118

    4.2 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Northfield Road

    BCT · Sherfin

    0.7 miles

  • Middlegate Green

    BCT · Goodshaw

    1.0 miles

  • Middlegate Green

    BCT · Goodshaw

    1.0 miles

  • Rising Bridge Road

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    1.0 miles

  • Rising Bridge Road

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 002D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,232 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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