BB5 6DU Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Peel. Region: North West.
Streets
- Foster Street, Accrington: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Foster Street, Waterloo: 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 (95% of about 810 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
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Pollard Street, Accrington, permissioned (200 m)
- 58-60 Stanley Street, Accrington, permissioned (480 m)
- 1-11 Black Abbey Street & 104-108 Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington, permissioned (870 m)
- Chapel Street garage site, Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (930 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 2 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 addresses are about 156 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 | Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest William Street Hillock Vale | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Accrington | 700 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Street Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 45.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peel House Medical Practice | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Hyndburn Police Cadets | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Peel Park 32 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Accrington Stanley Community Trust Sports Hub 5.0 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Accrington Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Accrington Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Coppice | Wood | 650 m east |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Brocklehurst Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Tag Clough | Valley | 1.6 km south-east |
| Moleside Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Mitchell's House Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-east |
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) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the postcode's 6 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Foster Street.