BB5 2JJ

Barnfield · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 2HL 39 m
BB5 2JG 44 m
BB5 2HX 68 m
BB5 2HU 72 m
BB5 2JH 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 2JJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2
Latitude
53.747834
Longitude
-2.363892
British National Grid easting
376,100
British National Grid northing
428,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Barnfield · E05005207
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127073
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 008B · E01025036
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 008 · E02005219

Postcode source versions

Explore BB5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Accrington Woodnook Primary School

    Community school

    166 m
  2. Lee Royd Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    224 m
  3. The Alternative School

    Other independent school

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,874
  • Anti social behaviour 809
  • Criminal damage and arson 366
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Vehicle crime 347

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    391 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    941 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

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    2.1 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    3.2 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Edmund Street

    BCT · Woodnook

    0.0 miles
  • Edmund Street

    BCT · Woodnook

    0.0 miles
  • Royds Street

    BCT · Woodnook

    0.1 miles
  • Cotton Street

    BCT · Woodnook

    0.1 miles
  • Hudson Street

    BCT · Woodnook

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 008B, 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

327 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Accrington Woodnook Primary School is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 403.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,874 events.

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