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BB5 6NX

Huncoat · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Huncoat
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 6NJ 114 m
BB5 6TY 114 m
BB5 6NN 146 m
BB5 6TX 166 m
BB5 6NL 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 6NX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 6
Latitude
53.769839
Longitude
-2.350792
British National Grid easting
376,976
British National Grid northing
430,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Huncoat · E05005212
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00171907
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 002G · E01025053
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
58
Primary
42
Secondary
8

  1. Accrington Huncoat Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m

  2. Accrington Peel Park Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

  3. Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,054
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 440
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Vehicle crime 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB5 6 residents
10,927

Age bands in BB5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,993 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,218 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,726 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,951 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

1,786 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

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.2 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    2.3 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    2.5 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    2.9 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    3.0 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    3.0 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    3.0 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    3.0 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.0 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.2 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    4.2 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Enfield Road

    BCT · Huncoat

    0.1 miles

  • Newhouse Road

    BCT · Huncoat

    0.1 miles

  • Newhouse Road

    BCT · Huncoat

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Bank

    BCT · Huncoat

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Bank

    BCT · Huncoat

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 002G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,156 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Accrington Huncoat Primary School is the nearest published school at 582 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,054 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 440 events.

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