BB5 4QX

St Andrew's · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 4RD 22 m
BB5 4QY 42 m
BB5 4RH 52 m
BB5 4RB 62 m
BB5 4RA 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 4QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 4
Latitude
53.748606
Longitude
-2.403325
British National Grid easting
373,500
British National Grid northing
428,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127276
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 007D · E01025077
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 007 · E02005218

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
48
Secondary
8
  1. Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    556 m
  2. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

    Community special school

    582 m
  3. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School

    Academy converter

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,425
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 982
  • Anti social behaviour 436
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Vehicle crime 176
  • Shoplifting 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB5 4 residents
8,950

Age bands in BB5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,509 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

929 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,048 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,393 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,850 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.3 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.3 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.3 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    1.4 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    1.9 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.3 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    2.5 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    3.1 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.4 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.5 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.1 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    4.3 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.4 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    GREAT HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, WATER STREET, GREAT HARWOOD, BLACKBURN, BB6 7QR

    ODS code P81730

    4.4 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.8 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.9 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81058

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Browning Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Browning Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Buttermere Drive

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Tennyson Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Tennyson Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 007D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,182 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,425 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 982 events.

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