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BB5 6SF

Peel · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Accrington
Ward
Peel
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB5 6RH 49 m
BB5 6PG 61 m
BB5 6TG 80 m
BB5 6PQ 86 m
BB5 6PH 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB5 6SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB5
Postcode sector
BB5 6
Latitude
53.753968
Longitude
-2.359380
British National Grid easting
376,401
British National Grid northing
428,681

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Peel · E05005217
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127238
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 004G · E01025068
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 004 · E02005215

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Park Street, Accrington, BB5 6SF 21 June 2019 £82,000
15, Park Street, Accrington, BB5 6SF 6 January 2017 £17,000
15, Park Street, Accrington, BB5 6SF 23 July 2014 £25,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    301 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    467 m

  3. Accrington Peel Park Primary School

    Foundation school

    489 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,827
  • Anti social behaviour 764
  • Criminal damage and arson 327
  • Vehicle crime 316
  • Public order 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81036

    555 m

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    1.1 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    1.6 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    1.7 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    1.7 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    1.7 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    1.7 km

  • HIGHER HEYS SURGERY

    OSWALDTWISTLE, ACCRINGTON, BB5 3BP

    ODS code P81699

    2.7 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.8 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.0 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.8 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

  • Avenue Parade

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Eastgate

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Infant Street

    BCT · Accrington

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Street

    BCT · Barnfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bradshaw Street East

    BCT · Accrington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 004G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

952 of 33,755

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

47 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 376.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,827 events.

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