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BB5 2QU

Baxenden · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 2QX 69 m
BB5 2QR 78 m
BB5 2QT 80 m
BB5 2QS 92 m
BB5 2TD 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 2QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2
Latitude
53.736038
Longitude
-2.343718
British National Grid easting
377,424
British National Grid northing
426,681

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Baxenden · E05005208
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127084
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 008D · E01025038
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 008 · E02005219

Postcode source versions

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Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Collins Drive, Accrington, BB5 2QU 19 July 2021 £170,000
2, Collins Drive, Accrington, BB5 2QU 15 July 2020 £128,000
11, Collins Drive, Accrington, BB5 2QU 31 July 2018 £87,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    299 m

  2. The Hollins

    Academy converter

    728 m

  3. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

20 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    2.2 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.8 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    3.2 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    3.3 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    3.3 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    3.3 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    3.3 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.4 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    3.8 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    3.8 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    3.8 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Chatterton Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • Shelley Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • Chatterton Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • Shelley Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • The Bay Horse

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,933 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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