BB1 4EZ Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rishton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Thornhill Avenue, Rishton: 27 addresses
- Unnamed street near Thornhill Avenue, Rishton: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Hyndburn in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (44% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land off Knowles Road, Rishton: up to 30 homes, pending decision (520 m)
- York Street, Rishton: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Parker Street, Rishton BB1 4JD, permissioned (900 m)
- Wheatfield Mill, Wheatfield Street, Rishton, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 149 m and 151 m above sea level (150 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rishton 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest War Memorial Rishton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Accrington | 3.9 km |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 47.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Weavers Practice | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary Eastern Division | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Westwood Garage, Rishton Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Piggy Park Community Garden 2,120 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,560 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 29 |
5 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Thornhill Avenue.