BB5 3SQ postcode in Hyndburn, Lancashire

BB5 3SQ is a postcode in Hyndburn, in the Immanuel ward. 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 86% of homes and businesses can get it. Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £125,000 Homes sold in BB5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 2.1 km in a straight line

Where BB5 3SQ is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 3SQ and what is near it Map of BB5 3SQ: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the BB5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BB5 3AF: also in BB5 3BB5 3AG: also in BB5 3BB5 3AJ: also in BB5 3BB5 3AL: also in BB5 3BB5 3AN: also in BB5 3BB5 3AP: also in BB5 3BB5 3AR: also in BB5 3BB5 3AS: also in BB5 3BB5 3AT: also in BB5 3BB5 3AU: also in BB5 3BB5 3AX: also in BB5 3BB5 3AY: also in BB5 3BB5 3AZ: also in BB5 3BB5 3BA: also in BB5 3BB5 3BB: also in BB5 3BB5 3BD: also in BB5 3BB5 3BE: also in BB5 3BB5 3BG: also in BB5 3BB5 3BH: also in BB5 3BB5 3BJ: also in BB5 3BB5 3BL: also in BB5 3BB5 3BN: also in BB5 3BB5 3BP: also in BB5 3BB5 3BQ: also in BB5 3BB5 3BS: also in BB5 3BB5 3BT: also in BB5 3BB5 3BU: also in BB5 3BB5 3BW: also in BB5 3BB5 3BX: also in BB5 3BB5 3BY: also in BB5 3BB5 3BZ: also in BB5 3BB5 3EU: also in BB5 3BB5 3EY: also in BB5 3BB5 3FB: also in BB5 3BB5 3FD: also in BB5 3BB5 3FF: also in BB5 3BB5 3HX: also in BB5 3BB5 3JT: also in BB5 3BB5 3JU: also in BB5 3BB5 3JX: also in BB5 3BB5 3QH: also in BB5 3BB5 3RR: also in BB5 3BB5 3RS: also in BB5 3BB5 3RT: also in BB5 3BB5 3RU: also in BB5 3BB5 3RX: also in BB5 3BB5 3RY: also in BB5 3BB5 3RZ: also in BB5 3BB5 3SA: also in BB5 3BB5 3SB: also in BB5 3BB5 3SD: also in BB5 3BB5 3SE: also in BB5 3BB5 3SF: also in BB5 3BB5 3SG: also in BB5 3BB5 3SH: also in BB5 3BB5 3SJ: also in BB5 3BB5 3SL: also in BB5 3BB5 3SR: also in BB5 3BB5 3SS: also in BB5 3BB5 3SY: also in BB5 3BB5 3SZ: also in BB5 3BB5 3TA: also in BB5 3BB5 3TB: also in BB5 3BB5 3TD: also in BB5 3BB5 3TE: also in BB5 3BB5 3TF: also in BB5 3BB5 3TH: also in BB5 3BB5 3TJ: also in BB5 3BB5 3TL: also in BB5 3BB5 3TN: also in BB5 3BB5 3TP: also in BB5 3BB5 3TQ: also in BB5 3BB5 3TW: also in BB5 3 School 1.2 kmImmanuel BB5 3SQ Map of BB5 3SQ and what is near it Map of BB5 3SQ: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the BB5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Immanuel BB5 3SQ
  • BB5 3SQ
  • Other postcodes in BB5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 53.7339, longitude -2.3707)

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 3SQ?

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 3SQ?

Every home and business at BB5 3SQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)86% 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 3SQ?

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 3SQ 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 3SQ.

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 3SQ: 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 3SQ 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 3SQ?

Homes in BB5 3 sold for a typical £125,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£125,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£127,500
12 months to August 2026
£125,000

▼ down 2% on the 12 months before

Detached£275,000 7 sales
Semi-detached£169,000 16 sales
Terraced£115,000 66 sales
Flat or maisonette 3 sales, 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 3SQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB5 3SQ 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 3SQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB5 3SQ. 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 3SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 3SQ. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 3SQ

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 £4,110 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,644.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 390 (46%)£1,644
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,918
Band Cabout 170 (20%)£2,192
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,466
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£3,014
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,562
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,110
Band Hfewer than 5£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019: 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 3SQ is in (ONS area E01025054), 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 3SQ?

The nearest open schools to BB5 3SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 3SQ is Accrington Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Primary School, 59 m away.

More stations near BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB5 3SQ 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 3SQ?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

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 3SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 3SQ, 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 3SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 3SQ 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 3SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 3SQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 3SQ?

Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 3SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Other theft4 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: public order 1, shoplifting 1, drugs 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 3SQ

Ward
Immanuel
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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