BB5 9GH Hyndburn
Live postcode, introduced September 2025. Ward: Barnfield. Region: North West.
Streets
- Infant 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
- 58-60 Stanley Street, Accrington, permissioned (240 m)
- 1-11 Black Abbey Street & 104-108 Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington, permissioned (350 m)
- Chapel Street garage site, Abbey Street, Accrington: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Union Works and Union Garage, Back Cotton Street, Accrington. BB5 3EX: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land at Pollard Street, Accrington, permissioned (590 m)
- Accrington Old Band Club, Carter Street, Accrington, permissioned (830 m)
- Steiner St, Accrington: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Accrington 504,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 75 within 800 m; nearest Infant Street Accrington | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Accrington | 290 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Street Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 45.3 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 Superdrug Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Dental Care | 190 m |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Police | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 2 Peel Street Lloyds Bank | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Accrington Pals Gardens 750 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Oak Hill Park 6.5 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,020 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Infant Street.