BB5 0EH postcode in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire

BB5 0EH is a postcode in Oswaldtwistle, in the St Andrew's ward of Hyndburn. It is in the Hyndburn parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £110,000 Homes sold in BB5 0, last 12 months. ▲ 27.5% on the year before Nearest station Church & Oswaldtwistle 400 m in a straight line

Where BB5 0EH is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 0EH and what is near it Map of BB5 0EH: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the BB5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB5 0BA: also in BB5 0BB5 0BH: also in BB5 0BB5 0BJ: also in BB5 0BB5 0BP: also in BB5 0BB5 0BS: also in BB5 0BB5 0BT: also in BB5 0BB5 0BW: also in BB5 0BB5 0DB: also in BB5 0BB5 0DE: also in BB5 0BB5 0DH: also in BB5 0BB5 0DJ: also in BB5 0BB5 0DL: also in BB5 0BB5 0DN: also in BB5 0BB5 0DP: also in BB5 0BB5 0DQ: also in BB5 0BB5 0DR: also in BB5 0BB5 0DS: also in BB5 0BB5 0DT: also in BB5 0BB5 0DU: also in BB5 0BB5 0DX: also in BB5 0BB5 0DZ: also in BB5 0BB5 0EA: also in BB5 0BB5 0ED: also in BB5 0BB5 0EE: also in BB5 0BB5 0EF: also in BB5 0BB5 0EG: also in BB5 0BB5 0EJ: also in BB5 0BB5 0EL: also in BB5 0BB5 0EN: also in BB5 0BB5 0EP: also in BB5 0BB5 0EQ: also in BB5 0BB5 0ES: also in BB5 0BB5 0ET: also in BB5 0BB5 0EW: also in BB5 0BB5 0EX: also in BB5 0BB5 0EY: also in BB5 0BB5 0EZ: also in BB5 0BB5 0FA: also in BB5 0BB5 0FB: also in BB5 0BB5 0FD: also in BB5 0BB5 0FE: also in BB5 0BB5 0FG: also in BB5 0BB5 0FJ: also in BB5 0BB5 0FN: also in BB5 0BB5 0FP: also in BB5 0BB5 0FW: also in BB5 0BB5 0FY: also in BB5 0BB5 0HA: also in BB5 0BB5 0HB: also in BB5 0BB5 0HD: also in BB5 0BB5 0HE: also in BB5 0BB5 0HF: also in BB5 0BB5 0HG: also in BB5 0BB5 0HH: also in BB5 0BB5 0HJ: also in BB5 0BB5 0HL: also in BB5 0BB5 0HP: also in BB5 0BB5 0HQ: also in BB5 0BB5 0HS: also in BB5 0BB5 0HW: also in BB5 0BB5 0JP: also in BB5 0BB5 0JU: also in BB5 0BB5 0JW: also in BB5 0BB5 0JX: also in BB5 0BB5 0JY: also in BB5 0BB5 0JZ: also in BB5 0BB5 0LD: also in BB5 0BB5 0LE: also in BB5 0BB5 0LF: also in BB5 0BB5 0LH: also in BB5 0BB5 0TA: also in BB5 0BB5 0TH: also in BB5 0BB5 0TJ: also in BB5 0 Accrington station 1.9 kmOswaldtwistle BB5 0EH Map of BB5 0EH and what is near it Map of BB5 0EH: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the BB5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Spring Hill BB5 0EH
  • BB5 0EH
  • Other postcodes in BB5 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7497, longitude -2.3974)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB5 0EH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BB5 0EH?

Every home and business at BB5 0EH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Hyndburn: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hyndburn: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hyndburn.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BB5 0EH?

BinDayBuddy does not read Hyndburn Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Hyndburn Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BB5 0EH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BB5 0EH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Hyndburn

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB5 0EH: 912 properties in Hyndburn are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Hyndburn

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BB5 0EH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BB5 0EH?

Homes in BB5 0 sold for a typical £110,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 65 sales, up 27.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£110,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£86,250
12 months to August 2026
£110,000

▲ up 27.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£240,000 6 sales
Semi-detached£142,500 14 sales
Terraced£99,000 44 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole BB5 district: a typical £140,000 from 638 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BB5 0EH

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BB5 0EH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. The middle sale was £155,000, from £150,000 to £169,950. Across BB5 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £110,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BB5 0EH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 0EH. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (68%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BB5 0EH

Band D in Hyndburn for 2026‑27: £2,466. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,644 (band A) to £2,466 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,644.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 630 (75%)£1,644
Band Babout 110 (13%)£1,918
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,192
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,466
Band Ewithheld£3,014
Band Fwithheld£3,562
Band Gfewer than 5£4,110
Band Hfewer than 5£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 68% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Hyndburn before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BB5 0EH is in (ONS area E01025075), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest open schools to BB5 0EH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 0EH, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BB5 0EH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 0EH is Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Buttermere Drive, 283 m away.

More stations near BB5 0EH, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 0EH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BB5 0EH?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB5 0EH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On The Move Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 0EH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BB5 0EH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 0EH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 0EH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BB5 0EH?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 0EH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BB5 0EH in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 0EH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BB5 0EH?

Police.uk records 290 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 0EH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences116 reports
Anti-social behaviour44 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Other theft22 reports
Vehicle crime19 reports
Public order18 reports

Also: burglary 13, shoplifting 10, drugs 8, other crime 5, robbery 4, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BB5 0EH

Ward
St Andrew's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Oswaldtwistle
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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