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BB5 3RD

St Oswald's · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 3QP 413 m
BB5 3QS 422 m
BB5 3QT 424 m
BB5 3QW 458 m
BB5 3QU 467 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 3RD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2014
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 3
Latitude
53.738140
Longitude
-2.412578
British National Grid easting
372,883
British National Grid northing
426,939

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

Explore BB5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
49
Secondary
9

  1. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

    Community special school

    733 m

  2. Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

    Community school

    813 m

  3. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School

    Academy converter

    948 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Burglary 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    1.3 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

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    2.7 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.9 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.1 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.4 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    3.4 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.6 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.7 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.1 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.2 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.3 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    4.4 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.5 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.7 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • White Bull

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.3 miles

  • White Bull

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.3 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.3 miles

  • Thwaites Road

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.4 miles

  • Thwaites Road

    BCT · Oswaldtwistle

    0.4 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

76 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School is the nearest published school at 733 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 501 events.

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