BB5 0SA Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: North West.
Streets
- Charter Street, Accrington: 79 addresses
- Unnamed street, Spring Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Spring Hill: 1 address
- Chester Street, Accrington: 1 address
- Fairfield Street, Accrington: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Spring Hill: 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 (62% of about 740 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 adjacent to 30 Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, permissioned (360 m)
- Phoenix 1 (unimplemented), Harrison Street / Savoy Street, Accrington: up to 39 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Steiner St, Accrington: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Accrington Old Band Club, Carter Street, Accrington, permissioned (820 m)
- Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington, permissioned (850 m)
- Union Works and Union Garage, Back Cotton Street, Accrington. BB5 3EX: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Woodnook Works, Bath Street/Mount Street, Accrington: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Charter Street.