BB5 1DN postcode in Accrington, Lancashire

BB5 1DN is a postcode in Accrington, in the Milnshaw 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £88,500 Homes sold in BB5 1, last 12 months. ▲ 6% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 550 m in a straight line

Where BB5 1DN is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 1DN and what is near it Map of BB5 1DN: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the BB5 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 21 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB5 1AA: also in BB5 1BB5 1AD: also in BB5 1BB5 1AE: also in BB5 1BB5 1AF: also in BB5 1BB5 1AG: also in BB5 1BB5 1AJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1AL: also in BB5 1BB5 1AN: also in BB5 1BB5 1AP: also in BB5 1BB5 1AR: also in BB5 1BB5 1AS: also in BB5 1BB5 1AT: also in BB5 1BB5 1AW: also in BB5 1BB5 1AY: also in BB5 1BB5 1BE: also in BB5 1BB5 1BJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1BL: also in BB5 1BB5 1BP: also in BB5 1BB5 1BQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1BR: also in BB5 1BB5 1BS: also in BB5 1BB5 1BW: also in BB5 1BB5 1BX: also in BB5 1BB5 1BZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1DA: also in BB5 1BB5 1DB: also in BB5 1BB5 1DD: also in BB5 1BB5 1DJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1DL: also in BB5 1BB5 1DP: also in BB5 1BB5 1DQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1DR: also in BB5 1BB5 1DW: also in BB5 1BB5 1DZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1EA: also in BB5 1BB5 1EB: also in BB5 1BB5 1ED: also in BB5 1BB5 1EE: also in BB5 1BB5 1EF: also in BB5 1BB5 1EG: also in BB5 1BB5 1EH: also in BB5 1BB5 1EJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1EN: also in BB5 1BB5 1EP: also in BB5 1BB5 1EQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1ER: also in BB5 1BB5 1ES: also in BB5 1BB5 1ET: also in BB5 1BB5 1EW: also in BB5 1BB5 1EX: also in BB5 1BB5 1EY: also in BB5 1BB5 1GR: also in BB5 1BB5 1HA: also in BB5 1BB5 1HB: also in BB5 1BB5 1HD: also in BB5 1BB5 1HE: also in BB5 1BB5 1HF: also in BB5 1BB5 1HH: also in BB5 1BB5 1HJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1HL: also in BB5 1BB5 1HN: also in BB5 1BB5 1HP: also in BB5 1BB5 1HR: also in BB5 1BB5 1HS: also in BB5 1BB5 1HW: also in BB5 1BB5 1JJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1JR: also in BB5 1BB5 1JT: also in BB5 1BB5 1JZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1LA: also in BB5 1BB5 1LD: also in BB5 1BB5 1LE: also in BB5 1BB5 1LF: also in BB5 1BB5 1LG: also in BB5 1BB5 1LJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1LL: also in BB5 1BB5 1LN: also in BB5 1BB5 1LP: also in BB5 1BB5 1LX: also in BB5 1BB5 1LY: also in BB5 1BB5 1NE: also in BB5 1BB5 1NJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1NQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1NT: also in BB5 1BB5 1NW: also in BB5 1BB5 1NY: also in BB5 1BB5 1PB: also in BB5 1BB5 1PG: also in BB5 1BB5 1PJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1PL: also in BB5 1BB5 1PT: also in BB5 1BB5 1PY: also in BB5 1BB5 1QE: also in BB5 1BB5 1QF: also in BB5 1BB5 1QG: also in BB5 1BB5 1QH: also in BB5 1BB5 1QJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1QQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1QS: also in BB5 1BB5 1QT: also in BB5 1BB5 1QW: also in BB5 1BB5 1QX: also in BB5 1BB5 1QZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1RE: also in BB5 1BB5 1RG: also in BB5 1BB5 1RH: also in BB5 1BB5 1RN: also in BB5 1BB5 1RQ: also in BB5 1BB5 1RZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1SJ: also in BB5 1BB5 1SL: also in BB5 1BB5 1SN: also in BB5 1BB5 1SP: also in BB5 1BB5 1SR: also in BB5 1BB5 1SS: also in BB5 1BB5 1ST: also in BB5 1BB5 1SU: also in BB5 1BB5 1SW: also in BB5 1BB5 1SX: also in BB5 1BB5 1SY: also in BB5 1BB5 1SZ: also in BB5 1BB5 1TA: also in BB5 1BB5 1TB: also in BB5 1BB5 1TD: also in BB5 1BB5 1TG: also in BB5 1 Accrington BB5 1DN Map of BB5 1DN and what is near it Map of BB5 1DN: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the BB5 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 21 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Barnfield BB5 1DN
  • BB5 1DN
  • Other postcodes in BB5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 21 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 53.7579, longitude -2.3683)

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 1DN?

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 1DN?

Every home and business at BB5 1DN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 1DN?

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 1DN 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 1DN.

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 1DN: 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 1DN 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 1DN?

Homes in BB5 1 sold for a typical £88,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, up 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£88,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£83,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £88,500 22 sales

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 1DN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB5 1DN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at BB5 1DN

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB5 1DN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BB5 1DN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 1DN. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). 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 1DN

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 £3,562 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,644.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (63%)£1,644
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,918
Band Cabout 130 (19%)£2,192
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,466
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,014
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,562
Band Gwithheld£4,110
Band Hfewer than 5£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 1DN is in (ONS area E01025058), 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 1DN?

The nearest open schools to BB5 1DN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 1DN, 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 1DN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 1DN is Accrington Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria Hospital, 130 m away.

More stations near BB5 1DN, 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 1DN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 1DN, 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 1DN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB5 1DN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 1DN?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 1DN, 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 1DN?

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 1DN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 1DN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Whalley Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 236411 100 mWalk
  • Henley House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2025 · Phone 01254 232763 400 mWalk
  • Wellfield Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 235386 450 mWalk

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 1DN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 1DN, 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 1DN?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 1DN 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 1DN in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 1DN 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 1DN?

Police.uk records 495 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 1DN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences190 reports
Anti-social behaviour84 reports
Shoplifting50 reports
Other theft33 reports
Public order29 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports

Also: burglary 26, vehicle crime 19, drugs 18, other crime 9, robbery 6, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 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 1DN

Ward
Milnshaw
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Accrington
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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