BB5 4FF postcode in Accrington, Lancashire

BB5 4FF 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 September 2002. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 at BB5 4FF can get it Across Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £154,500 Homes sold in BB5 4, last 12 months. ▲ 10.4% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 950 m in a straight line

Where BB5 4FF is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 4FF and what is near it Map of BB5 4FF: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the BB5 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6185M65 BB5 4AA: also in BB5 4BB5 4AD: also in BB5 4BB5 4AE: also in BB5 4BB5 4AF: also in BB5 4BB5 4AG: also in BB5 4BB5 4AH: also in BB5 4BB5 4AJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4AL: also in BB5 4BB5 4AN: also in BB5 4BB5 4AP: also in BB5 4BB5 4AQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4AR: also in BB5 4BB5 4AS: also in BB5 4BB5 4AT: also in BB5 4BB5 4AU: also in BB5 4BB5 4AW: also in BB5 4BB5 4AX: also in BB5 4BB5 4AY: also in BB5 4BB5 4BA: also in BB5 4BB5 4BB: also in BB5 4BB5 4BD: also in BB5 4BB5 4BE: also in BB5 4BB5 4BF: also in BB5 4BB5 4BG: also in BB5 4BB5 4BH: also in BB5 4BB5 4BJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4BL: also in BB5 4BB5 4BP: also in BB5 4BB5 4BQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4BS: also in BB5 4BB5 4BT: also in BB5 4BB5 4BU: also in BB5 4BB5 4BW: also in BB5 4BB5 4BX: also in BB5 4BB5 4BY: also in BB5 4BB5 4BZ: also in BB5 4BB5 4DA: also in BB5 4BB5 4DB: also in BB5 4BB5 4DD: also in BB5 4BB5 4DE: also in BB5 4BB5 4DF: also in BB5 4BB5 4DG: also in BB5 4BB5 4DH: also in BB5 4BB5 4DJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4DL: also in BB5 4BB5 4DN: also in BB5 4BB5 4DQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4DR: also in BB5 4BB5 4DS: also in BB5 4BB5 4DT: also in BB5 4BB5 4DU: also in BB5 4BB5 4DX: also in BB5 4BB5 4DY: also in BB5 4BB5 4DZ: also in BB5 4BB5 4EA: also in BB5 4BB5 4EB: also in BB5 4BB5 4ED: also in BB5 4BB5 4EF: also in BB5 4BB5 4EG: also in BB5 4BB5 4EJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4EP: also in BB5 4BB5 4EQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4GP: also in BB5 4BB5 4HA: also in BB5 4BB5 4HB: also in BB5 4BB5 4HD: also in BB5 4BB5 4HG: also in BB5 4BB5 4HH: also in BB5 4BB5 4HL: also in BB5 4BB5 4HP: also in BB5 4BB5 4HU: also in BB5 4BB5 4JA: also in BB5 4BB5 4JB: also in BB5 4BB5 4JD: also in BB5 4BB5 4JE: also in BB5 4BB5 4JF: also in BB5 4BB5 4JG: also in BB5 4BB5 4JH: also in BB5 4BB5 4JJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4JL: also in BB5 4BB5 4JN: also in BB5 4BB5 4JQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4JT: also in BB5 4BB5 4JX: also in BB5 4BB5 4JY: also in BB5 4BB5 4JZ: also in BB5 4BB5 4LA: also in BB5 4BB5 4LB: also in BB5 4BB5 4LE: also in BB5 4BB5 4LF: also in BB5 4BB5 4LG: also in BB5 4BB5 4LJ: also in BB5 4BB5 4LQ: also in BB5 4BB5 4LW: also in BB5 4BB5 4PD: also in BB5 4BB5 4PF: also in BB5 4BB5 4RS: also in BB5 4BB5 4RU: also in BB5 4BB5 4RX: also in BB5 4BB5 4RY: also in BB5 4BB5 4RZ: also in BB5 4BB5 4SA: also in BB5 4BB5 4SD: also in BB5 4BB5 4SE: also in BB5 4BB5 4SF: also in BB5 4 Church BB5 4FF Map of BB5 4FF and what is near it Map of BB5 4FF: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the BB5 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Church BB5 4FF
  • BB5 4FF
  • Other postcodes in BB5 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 53.7614, longitude -2.3724)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB5 4FF?

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 4FF?

Every home and business at BB5 4FF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BB5 4FF 100% Hyndburn 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BB5 4FF 100% Hyndburn 99%
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 4FF?

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 4FF 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 4FF.

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 4FF: 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 4FF 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 4FF?

Homes in BB5 4 sold for a typical £154,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, up 10.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£154,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £261,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £123,000 57 sales

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

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 4FF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB5 4FF 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 4FF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB5 4FF. 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 4FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 4FF. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (46%). 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 4FF

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 £3,014 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,644.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 490 (53%)£1,644
Band Babout 210 (23%)£1,918
Band Cabout 130 (14%)£2,192
Band Dabout 80 (9%)£2,466
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,014
Band Fwithheld£3,562
Band Gwithheld£4,110
Band Hwithheld£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 46% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 4FF is in (ONS area E01025059), 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 4FF?

The nearest open schools to BB5 4FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 4FF is Accrington Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 950 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.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ribblesdale Avenue, 159 m away.

More stations near BB5 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 4FF, 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 4FF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB5 4FF 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 4FF?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 4FF, 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 4FF?

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 4FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 4FF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Henley House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2025 · Phone 01254 232763 150 mWalk
  • Wellfield Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 235386 200 mWalk
  • The Bungalow Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 877755 350 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 4FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 4FF 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 4FF in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 4FF 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 4FF?

Police.uk records 467 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 4FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences171 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Shoplifting49 reports
Public order33 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports
Other theft27 reports

Also: burglary 26, drugs 20, vehicle crime 15, 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 4FF

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
September 2002

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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