# BB5 4QN: area report for a postcode in Hyndburn

BB5 4QN 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 4QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) › [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5) › [BB5 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5-4)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Hyndburn 005D: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **Church and Oswaldtwistle, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **No property in BB5 4QN 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=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hyndburn 005D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **£142,964 average price**: For the whole of Hyndburn, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB5 4QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **Low road and rail noise at BB5 4QN**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **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=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oswaldtwistle White Ash School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-white-ash-school-e119894) | Special | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-west-end-primary-school-e148920) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-moor-end-primary-school-e119187) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119413) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 39% 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-hippings-methodist-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e119398) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £161,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: OSWALDTWISTLE PHARMACY (670 m); COHENS CHEMIST (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Oswaldtwistle (180 m, Spar); Heron Oswaldtwistle (790 m, Heron); Tesco Oswaldtwistle Mill Express (850 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £142,964** (August 2026). Hyndburn’s average house price was £142,964 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Hyndburn costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 10th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 005D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). Hyndburn 005D has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hyndburn 005D was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Hyndburn 005D had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Hyndburn 005D, 99.3% 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: 53.7452, -2.4087

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), August 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=-2.4087,53.7452,BB54QN

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