# BB5 2AR: area report for a postcode in Hyndburn

BB5 2AR 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 2AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) › [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5) › [BB5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **67 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Hyndburn 008B: 470 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **Accrington, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **No property in BB5 2AR 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=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Hyndburn 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **£141,430 average price**: For the whole of Hyndburn, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB5 2AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BB5 2AR**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-benjamin-hargreaves-church-of-england-primary-school-e151164) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-and-st-josephs-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150307) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lee Royd Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-royd-nursery-school-e119064) | Nursery | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Accrington Woodnook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-woodnook-primary-school-e119341) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Alternative School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alternative-school-e136237) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Accrington Peel Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-peel-park-primary-school-e119184) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-john-with-st-augustine-church-of-england-primary-school-e119445) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-mary-magdalens-church-of-england-primary-school-e119446) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £72,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Accrington (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: WYVERN PHARMACY (410 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - ACCRINGTON (710 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (790 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); SMILE DENTAL CARE (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); OAK HOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Accrington Abbey St Esso Express (330 m, Tesco); Iceland Accrington Food Warehouse (450 m, Iceland); Spar - Accrington (810 m, Spar); Tesco Accrington Extra (930 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 69.0** (2025). Hyndburn 008B has a deprivation score of 69.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 319th 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 008B 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: 1,718** (2021). Hyndburn 008B had 1,718 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,797th most 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In Hyndburn 008B, 85.8% 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: 53.7504, -2.3555

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=-2.3555,53.7504,BB52AR

## How to cite

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