BB5 4DR Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Church. Region: North West.
Streets
- Dill Hall Lane, Church: 51 addresses
- Regent Road, Church: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dill Hall Lane, Peel Bank: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dill Hall Lane, Dill Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dill Hall Lane, Dill Hall: 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 (87% of about 520 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
- Church Bank Works, Kirk Road, Church: up to 48 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Steiner St, Accrington: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Site off Oak Street, Clayton-le-Moors: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 | Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Rishton 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Regent Road Dill Hall | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Accrington | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Abbey Street Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 46.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oswald Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 940 m |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Hyndburn Police Cadets | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Accrington, Hyndburn Road Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Milnshaw Park 2.4 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,150 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Dill Hall Lane.