# BB5 0DS: area report for a postcode in Hyndburn

BB5 0DS is a postcode in Hyndburn.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hyndburn. Open the map at BB5 0DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) › [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5) › [BB5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Hyndburn 005C: 164 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **Church and Oswaldtwistle, 80 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **No property in BB5 0DS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Hyndburn 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **£141,430 average price**: For the whole of Hyndburn, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB5 0DS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **Low road and rail noise at BB5 0DS**: Road 54 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-church-e119658) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119451) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oswaldtwistle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-school-e134127) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-nursery-school-e119086) | Nursery | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-oswaldtwistle-e119660) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-spring-hill-community-primary-school-e119185) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-hyndburn-park-primary-school-e119183) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £48,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £111,503 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £100,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Church and Oswaldtwistle (80 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: DR BELLO'S SURGERY (400 m); RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE (400 m); KING STREET MEDICAL CTR (400 m); ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE (400 m); OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE (490 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (440 m); ACORN PHARMACY (470 m); ASTON PHARMACY (490 m); ACCRINGTON LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Milnshaw Accrington (800 m, Lidl); Tesco Oswaldtwistle Mill Express (870 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £141,430** (July 2026). Hyndburn’s average house price was £141,430 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,987** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hyndburn earned a median of £34,987 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 63rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Hyndburn costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 35.4** (2025). Hyndburn has a deprivation score of 35.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 14th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hyndburn 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.3** (2025). Hyndburn 005C has a deprivation score of 51.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,143rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £85,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hyndburn 005C was £85,000 in 2025. Joint 178th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,280** (2021). Hyndburn 005C had 1,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,082nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Hyndburn 005C, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BB5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £138,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB5 was £138,000 in 2025. Joint 68th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 62,818** (2021). BB5 had 62,818 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 79th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in BB5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In BB5, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)
- Centre: 53.7511, -2.3906

Council: [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hyndburn): Sarah Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3906,53.7511,BB50DS

## How to cite

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