BB5 5TQ Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clayton-le-Moors. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lodgeside, Clayton-le-Moors: 40 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lodgeside, Oakenshaw: 1 address
- Alexandra Street, Clayton-le-Moors: 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 C (45% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- SPARTH MANOR, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clayton Triangle, Whalley Road / Blackburn Rd, Clayton-le-Moors: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Former factory site, Wood Street, Great Harwood: up to 66 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 105 m and 109 m above sea level (107 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 | 2.7 km |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Sparth Road Forts Arms | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Arrival Stand Accrington | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 48.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Clayton Medical Ctr. | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Great Harwood Customer Service Reception | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mercer Park 4.6 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,460 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sparth Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sparth Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fiddler's Wood | Wood | 600 m west |
| Woodlands | Wood | 850 m east |
| Brownsills Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Wind Engine Clough | Valley | 2.0 km north-east |
| Dean Clough Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 42 |
4 of the postcode's 42 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 | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 58% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Lodgeside.