Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is covered by postcode district BB5. It is in the Hyndburn council area, Lancashire.

Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in Oswaldtwistle, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Gigabit broadband 243 of 271 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 35 of 275 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 93 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Oswaldtwistle, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Oswaldtwistle, by flood risk Of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst and 240 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Oswaldtwistle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BB5 0EH: not on the flood risk listBB5 0EQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 0NS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AR: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AT: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AU: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AX: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3AZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BT: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BU: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BX: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3DZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EU: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EX: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3EZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3FB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3FD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3FE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3FF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3HZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JR: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3JZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LR: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LT: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3LZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3ND: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NU: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3NY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PR: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PT: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PX: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3PZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QR: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QS: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QT: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QU: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QW: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QX: not on the flood risk listBB5 3QY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3RA: not on the flood risk listBB5 3RY: not on the flood risk listBB5 3SF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3SZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TB: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TD: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TE: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TF: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TG: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TL: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TN: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TP: not on the flood risk listBB5 3TQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4AB: not on the flood risk listBB5 4BN: not on the flood risk listBB5 4DP: not on the flood risk listBB5 4EX: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LL: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LR: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LU: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LX: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LY: not on the flood risk listBB5 4LZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NA: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NB: not on the flood risk listBB5 4ND: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NE: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NF: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NG: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NH: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NL: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NN: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NP: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NR: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NS: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NT: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NU: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NW: not on the flood risk listBB5 4NX: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PA: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PB: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PH: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PP: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PS: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PT: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PU: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PX: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PY: not on the flood risk listBB5 4PZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QA: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QB: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QD: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QE: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QF: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QG: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QH: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QJ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QL: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QN: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QP: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QR: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QS: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QT: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QU: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QW: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QY: not on the flood risk listBB5 4QZ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RA: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RB: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RD: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RE: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RF: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RG: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RH: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RL: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RN: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RP: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RQ: not on the flood risk listBB5 4RT: not on the flood risk listBB5 4SG: not on the flood risk listBB5 4SH: not on the flood risk listBB5 3BZ: low flood risk at worstBB5 3DT: low flood risk at worstBB5 3ER: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HG: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HH: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HR: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HS: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HU: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JB: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JP: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JT: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JU: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JX: low flood risk at worstBB5 3JY: low flood risk at worstBB5 3QF: low flood risk at worstBB5 3QL: low flood risk at worstBB5 3QZ: low flood risk at worstBB5 3TW: low flood risk at worstBB5 4LP: low flood risk at worstBB5 4NY: low flood risk at worstBB5 4PE: low flood risk at worstBB5 4RJ: low flood risk at worstBB5 3HY: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3LQ: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3LU: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3LX: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3NT: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3QH: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3SY: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3TA: medium flood risk at worstBB5 4NZ: medium flood risk at worstBB5 3BW: high flood riskBB5 3DR: high flood riskBB5 3EG: high flood riskBB5 3HX: high flood risk Oswaldtwistle 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to BB5 3EG, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk9 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Oswaldtwistle, by flood risk Of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst and 240 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Oswaldtwistle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Oswaldtwistle
  • A home or business at high risk: 4
  • At medium risk at worst: 9
  • At low risk at worst: 22
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 240
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 22 are at low risk at worst and 240 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.7435, longitude -2.3987. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BB5 3EG4 at high riskBB5 3HX3 at high riskBB5 3BW3 at high riskBB5 3DR1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BB5 3EG, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Oswaldtwistle?

Homes sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.3% on the 12 months before. At 243 of the 271 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 93 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 35 of its 275 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Church & Oswaldtwistle, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Oswaldtwistle?

Homes in Oswaldtwistle sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 143 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£142,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £267,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £125,000 82 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BB5 district, Oswaldtwistle's main postcode district: a typical £140,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Oswaldtwistle: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Oswaldtwistle?

12 of the 275 postcodes now in use in Oswaldtwistle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 194 homes sold in Oswaldtwistle were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BB5 district, Under 1%.

The newest postcodes

BB5 3FFsince October 2025BB5 3FGsince October 2025BB5 3FHsince July 2025BB5 3FEsince September 2024BB5 3FDsince August 2024BB5 3FBsince April 2024

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn OswaldtwistleAcross the BB5 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 143 (0%) 0 of 638 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 194 (0%) 3 of 885 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Oswaldtwistle?

Ofcom reports on 271 of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle. At 243 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit243 of 271
Postcodes where every home can get superfast257 of 271

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Oswaldtwistle at risk of flooding?

35 of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 93 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 35 of 275 postcodes High: 11Medium: 82Low: 148

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Oswaldtwistle?

The open schools at the postcodes in Oswaldtwistle. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Oswaldtwistle?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Oswaldtwistle is Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station, 900 m away in a straight line.

  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Rishton Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Oswaldtwistle?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Oswaldtwistle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Oswaldtwistle safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 2,731 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Oswaldtwistle over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 246 September 2025
  2. 231 October 2025
  3. 211 November 2025
  4. 211 December 2025
  5. 216 January 2026
  6. 187 February 2026
  7. 276 March 2026
  8. 217 April 2026
  9. 229 May 2026
  10. 252 June 2026
  11. 227 July 2026
  12. 228 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences1,079 reports
Anti-social behaviour531 reports
Criminal damage and arson205 reports
Vehicle crime195 reports
Shoplifting172 reports
Public order143 reports
Other theft126 reports
Burglary115 reports

Also: other crime 60, drugs 45, possession of weapons 26, theft from the person 12, robbery 12, bicycle theft 10.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Oswaldtwistle?

District, borough or city council
Hyndburn
County council
Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency
Hyndburn
Police force area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Sarah Smith (Labour)

All 275 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Oswaldtwistle

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Oswaldtwistle postcodes

275 postcodes in use in Oswaldtwistle, by district:

BB5 postcode district,275 postcodes

That district is in the BB postcode area.

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Places near Oswaldtwistle

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Oswaldtwistle's £150,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Church1.8 km, £126,000Accrington2.5 km, £137,500Rishton2.9 km, £144,250Clayton-le-Moors3.7 km, £150,500Great Harwood4.8 km, £140,000Blackburn5.6 km, £167,750Darwen6.9 km, £147,000Haslingden6.9 km, £183,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Oswaldtwistle

What is it like to live in Oswaldtwistle?
Homes sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.3% on the 12 months before. At 243 of the 271 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 93 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 35 of its 275 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Church & Oswaldtwistle, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Oswaldtwistle?
Oswaldtwistle is covered by postcode district BB5, across 275 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Oswaldtwistle in?
Oswaldtwistle is in the Hyndburn council area, and Lancashire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Oswaldtwistle?
Oswaldtwistle is in the Hyndburn parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sarah Smith (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Oswaldtwistle?
Homes in Oswaldtwistle sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 143 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Oswaldtwistle?
In Oswaldtwistle, primary schools at its postcodes include Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School and Oswaldtwistle White Ash School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Rhyddings and Oswaldtwistle School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Oswaldtwistle have a railway station?
Yes: Church & Oswaldtwistle is 900 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Oswaldtwistle, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Oswaldtwistle?
Ofcom reports on 271 of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle. At 243 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Oswaldtwistle at risk of flooding?
35 of the 275 postcodes in Oswaldtwistle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 93 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Oswaldtwistle?
12 of the 275 postcodes now in use in Oswaldtwistle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 194 homes sold in Oswaldtwistle were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BB5 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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