BB1 4NQ Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced August 2005. Ward: Rishton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Back Wheatfield Street, Rishton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Parker Street, Rishton: 1 address
- Parker Street, Rishton: 1 address
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 (79% of about 770 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
- Wheatfield Mill, Wheatfield Street, Rishton, permissioned (80 m)
- Parker Street, Rishton BB1 4JD, permissioned (190 m)
- Land off Spring Street, Rishton, permissioned (200 m)
- York Street, Rishton: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land off Knowles Road, Rishton: up to 30 homes, pending decision (590 m)
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 addresses are about 124 m above sea level.
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 | 950 m |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest James Street Rishton | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Accrington | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 47.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Weavers Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rishton Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Ladybird Garden 730 m² | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Holt Street Recreation Ground 2.3 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,780 m² | 70 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 690 m east |
| Mill Wood | Wood | 740 m south-east |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Rishton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Aspen Valley | Valley | 2.0 km south |
| Windy Bank | Hill | 2.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Back Wheatfield Street.