BB5 2HR Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barnfield. Region: North West.
Streets
- Clement Street, Accrington: 62 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clement Street, Woodnook: 2 addresses
- South Street, Accrington: 1 address
- Augusta Street, Accrington: 1 address
- Booth Street, Accrington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clement Street, Woodnook: 1 address
- Nuttall Street, Accrington: 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 (88% of about 1,060 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
- Chapel Street garage site, Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Union Works and Union Garage, Back Cotton Street, Accrington. BB5 3EX: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 1-11 Black Abbey Street & 104-108 Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Woodnook Works, Bath Street/Mount Street, Accrington: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Accrington Old Band Club, Carter Street, Accrington, permissioned (380 m)
- Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington, permissioned (500 m)
- 58-60 Stanley Street, Accrington, permissioned (680 m)
- Land adjacent to 30 Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 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 | Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Royds Street Woodnook | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Accrington | 660 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Plantation St Parking | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 44.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peel House Medical Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Accrington | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oak House Dental Centre | 330 m |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Police | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Oak Hill Park 6.5 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 9.4 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Clement Street.