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BB5 5EG

Altham · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Accrington
Ward
Altham
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 5EX 64 m
BB5 4DE 79 m
BB5 5EQ 93 m
BB5 5EF 95 m
BB5 5FR 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 5EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 5
Latitude
53.767068
Longitude
-2.375391
British National Grid easting
375,353
British National Grid northing
430,144

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Altham · E05005206
Parish or community
E04005177
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127064
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 002C · E01025034
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 002 · E02005213

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greyhound Ford, Whalley Road, Altham, Accrington, BB5 5EG 9 May 2017 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. Accrington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    636 m

  2. Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    664 m

  3. Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Community school

    762 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,021
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,240
  • Anti social behaviour 527
  • Criminal damage and arson 232
  • Vehicle crime 214
  • Public order 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB5 5 residents
11,643

Age bands in BB5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,109 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,753 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,095 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

2,195 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    990 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    1.6 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    1.7 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    1.8 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.8 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.8 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.8 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    1.9 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.6 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    3.0 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whinney Hill Road

    BCT · Enfield

    0.0 miles

  • Whalley Road

    BCT · Enfield

    0.1 miles

  • Whinney Hill Road

    BCT · Enfield

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Enfield

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Enfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 002C, 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

6,298 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

52 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. Accrington Academy is the nearest published school at 636 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,021 published events cover 12 months, averaging 251.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,240 events.

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