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BB5 3QP

St Oswald's · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Accrington
Ward
St Oswald's
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 3QS 147 m
BB5 3QT 195 m
BB5 3QW 246 m
BB5 3QN 286 m
BB5 3QY 321 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 3QP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 3
Latitude
53.735612
Longitude
-2.408006
British National Grid easting
373,183
British National Grid northing
426,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
St Oswald's · E05005220
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127280
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 009D · E01025080
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 009 · E02005220

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Sunnybank Drive, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3QP 6 July 2018 £269,950
7, Sunnybank Drive, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3QP 28 July 2017 £204,000
11, Sunnybank Drive, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3QP 7 July 2004 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

    Community school

    844 m

  2. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

    Community special school

    923 m

  3. Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Anti social behaviour 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Vehicle crime 83
  • Burglary 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
BB5 3 residents
7,849

Age bands in BB5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,268 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,891 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,231 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

1,777 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB5 3 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+
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
28.6%

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

18

within 5 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    1.1 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    2.4 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    2.4 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    2.4 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    2.4 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    2.5 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.9 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.0 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    3.2 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.5 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.9 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.0 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.3 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    4.5 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    4.6 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.7 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • White Bull

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.1 miles

  • White Bull

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.2 miles

  • Beech Close

    BCT · Little Moor End

    0.3 miles

  • Grove Street

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 009D, 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

12,574 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School is the nearest published school at 844 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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