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BB5 2SW

Haslingden · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5BJ 141 m
BB5 2AL 151 m
BB5 2ST 181 m
BB4 5BH 189 m
BB5 2SN 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 2SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2
Latitude
53.723905
Longitude
-2.330540
British National Grid easting
378,287
British National Grid northing
425,327

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
E00128899
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 002D · E01025395
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 002 · E02005279

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hollingate Farm, Rising Bridge Road, Accrington, BB5 2SW 10 March 2017 £550,000
Ridgestone, Rising Bridge Road, Accrington, BB5 2SW 31 May 2013 £107,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
27
Secondary
6

  1. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    52 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    2.3 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    2.3 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.3 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.2 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    3.8 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

    4.4 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    4.6 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    4.7 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    4.8 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    4.8 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    4.8 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    4.8 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

  • St Johns School

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Rising Bridge Road

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Rising Bridge Road

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Slack Head

    BCT · Rising Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Hazel Street

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.3 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
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

44 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 52 m.

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

Recorded crime

234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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