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BB5 3SP

Baxenden · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Baxenden
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 3SW 215 m
BB5 3SL 980 m
BB5 2RS 1.0 km
BB5 2RR 1.0 km
BB5 2SZ 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 3SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 3
Latitude
53.722695
Longitude
-2.354581
British National Grid easting
376,700
British National Grid northing
425,200

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
E00127085
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 008E · E01025039
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 008 · E02005219

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
32
Secondary
8

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Green Haworth Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 42
  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 8

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    2.9 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    2.9 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.9 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    3.2 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.3 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    3.6 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    3.8 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    3.9 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    3.9 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    3.9 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    3.9 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Alliance Street

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.8 miles

  • Alliance Street

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.8 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.9 miles

  • Pilling Lane

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.9 miles

  • Pilling Lane

    BCT · Baxenden

    0.9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 42 events.

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