BB5 6HR Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Huncoat. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (57% of about 680 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 10 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 48 addresses are between 167 m and 173 m above sea level (169 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Hapton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Bolton Avenue Huncoat | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Accrington | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Abbey Street Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 46.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Peel House Medical Practice | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Huncoat Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Police | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Peel Park 32 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,990 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Coppice | Wood | 800 m south |
| Cronker Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Moleside Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Whinney Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Tag Clough | Valley | 1.9 km south |
| Mitchell's House Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 48 |
6 of the postcode's 48 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 77% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.