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BB5 2TJ

Baxenden · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2TT 46 m
BB5 2TH 70 m
BB5 2TS 75 m
BB5 2TR 113 m
BB5 2TW 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 2TJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 2
Latitude
53.739424
Longitude
-2.344686
British National Grid easting
377,362
British National Grid northing
427,058

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
E00127091
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 008E · E01025039
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 008 · E02005219

Postcode source versions

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Property

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Hexham Close, Accrington, BB5 2TJ 27 September 2019 £249,950
21, Hexham Close, Accrington, BB5 2TJ 26 October 2018 £198,000
7, Hexham Close, Accrington, BB5 2TJ 30 April 2018 £228,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary aided school

    579 m

  2. The Hollins

    Academy converter

    635 m

  3. St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 230
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Public order 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

32 female, 32 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.8% 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

13

within 5 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    1.9 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.5 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    2.9 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    3.0 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    3.0 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    3.0 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    3.0 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.3 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    4.2 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    4.2 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    4.2 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    4.7 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    5.0 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

  • Southwood Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • Southwood Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.1 miles

  • Chatterton Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.2 miles

  • Chatterton Drive

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.2 miles

  • Laund Road

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 008E, 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

26,558 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 230 events.

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