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BB5 5YD

Altham · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5YB 45 m
BB5 5YE 57 m
BB5 5LE 81 m
BB5 5UP 128 m
BB5 5UW 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 5YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 5
Latitude
53.791549
Longitude
-2.343233
British National Grid easting
377,486
British National Grid northing
432,857

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
E00127062
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 002B · E01025033
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
39
Primary
30
Secondary
4

  1. Altham St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    612 m

  2. Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Burglary 12
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Vehicle crime 5

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    PADIHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 36 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BURNLEY, BB12 8BP

    ODS code P81130

    2.2 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    3.3 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.0 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    4.2 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    4.8 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Simon Jersey

    BCT · Altham

    0.1 miles

  • Shorten Brook Way

    BCT · Altham

    0.1 miles

  • Syke Side Drive

    BCT · Altham

    0.1 miles

  • Walton Arms

    BCT · Altham

    0.2 miles

  • Walton Arms

    BCT · Altham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 002B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,055 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Altham St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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