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BB5 5NW

Altham · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Altham
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 5NA 27 m
BB5 5NN 74 m
BB5 5LB 78 m
BB5 5HX 97 m
BB5 5NJ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 5NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 5
Latitude
53.773841
Longitude
-2.382325
British National Grid easting
374,900
British National Grid northing
430,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Altham · E05005206
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127053
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 002A · E01025032
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 002 · E02005213

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Community school

    126 m

  2. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

    Voluntary aided school

    367 m

  3. Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Vehicle crime 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 62

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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    126 m

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    2.1 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.2 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    2.4 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.4 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

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    2.7 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Albion Inn

    BCT · Clayton-le-Moors

    0.0 miles

  • Albion Inn

    BCT · Clayton-le-Moors

    0.0 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Clayton-le-Moors

    0.1 miles

  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · Clayton-le-Moors

    0.1 miles

  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · Clayton-le-Moors

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 002A, 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

4,490 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School is the nearest published school at 126 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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