BB5 5AB postcode in Accrington, Lancashire

BB5 5AB 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. 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 can get it. Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £161,500 Homes sold in BB5 5, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 800 m in a straight line

Where BB5 5AB is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 5AB and what is near it Map of BB5 5AB: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the BB5 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 22 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BB5 5AA: also in BB5 5BB5 5AD: also in BB5 5BB5 5AE: also in BB5 5BB5 5AG: also in BB5 5BB5 5AH: also in BB5 5BB5 5AJ: also in BB5 5BB5 5AL: also in BB5 5BB5 5AN: also in BB5 5BB5 5AP: also in BB5 5BB5 5AQ: also in BB5 5BB5 5AR: also in BB5 5BB5 5AS: also in BB5 5BB5 5AT: also in BB5 5BB5 5AU: also in BB5 5BB5 5AW: also in BB5 5BB5 5AX: also in BB5 5BB5 5AZ: also in BB5 5BB5 5BA: also in BB5 5BB5 5BB: also in BB5 5BB5 5BD: also in BB5 5BB5 5BE: also in BB5 5BB5 5BG: also in BB5 5BB5 5BH: also in BB5 5BB5 5BJ: also in BB5 5BB5 5BN: also in BB5 5BB5 5BP: also in BB5 5BB5 5BQ: also in BB5 5BB5 5BS: also in BB5 5BB5 5BU: also in BB5 5BB5 5BW: also in BB5 5BB5 5BX: also in BB5 5BB5 5DA: also in BB5 5BB5 5DB: also in BB5 5BB5 5DE: also in BB5 5BB5 5DF: also in BB5 5BB5 5DG: also in BB5 5BB5 5DH: also in BB5 5BB5 5DJ: also in BB5 5BB5 5DN: also in BB5 5BB5 5DP: also in BB5 5BB5 5DQ: also in BB5 5BB5 5DR: also in BB5 5BB5 5DS: also in BB5 5BB5 5DT: also in BB5 5BB5 5DU: also in BB5 5BB5 5DW: also in BB5 5BB5 5DX: also in BB5 5BB5 5DZ: also in BB5 5BB5 5EE: also in BB5 5BB5 5EF: also in BB5 5BB5 5EG: also in BB5 5BB5 5EH: also in BB5 5BB5 5EJ: also in BB5 5BB5 5EL: also in BB5 5BB5 5EN: also in BB5 5BB5 5EP: also in BB5 5BB5 5EQ: also in BB5 5BB5 5ER: also in BB5 5BB5 5ES: also in BB5 5BB5 5ET: also in BB5 5BB5 5EU: also in BB5 5BB5 5EW: also in BB5 5BB5 5EX: also in BB5 5BB5 5FP: also in BB5 5BB5 5FQ: also in BB5 5BB5 5FR: also in BB5 5BB5 5FT: also in BB5 5BB5 5FW: also in BB5 5BB5 5FX: also in BB5 5BB5 5JH: also in BB5 5BB5 5JT: also in BB5 5BB5 5LP: also in BB5 5BB5 5LR: also in BB5 5BB5 5LS: also in BB5 5BB5 5LT: also in BB5 5BB5 5LU: also in BB5 5BB5 5LW: also in BB5 5BB5 5LX: also in BB5 5BB5 5LY: also in BB5 5BB5 5UU: also in BB5 5 AccringtonChurch BB5 5AB Map of BB5 5AB and what is near it Map of BB5 5AB: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the BB5 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 22 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 1.3–1.9 kmAccrington BB5 5AB
  • BB5 5AB
  • Other postcodes in BB5 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 22 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7601, longitude -2.3679)

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 5AB?

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 5AB?

Every home and business at BB5 5AB 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 5AB?

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 5AB 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 5AB.

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 5AB: 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 5AB 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 5AB?

Homes in BB5 5 sold for a typical £161,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£161,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£151,000
12 months to August 2026
£161,500

▲ up 7% on the 12 months before

Detached£260,500 22 sales
Semi-detached£184,000 40 sales
Terraced£112,500 60 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 5AB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB5 5AB 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

What council tax band are homes near BB5 5AB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 5AB. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 5AB

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 420 (56%)£1,644
Band Babout 220 (29%)£1,918
Band Cabout 80 (11%)£2,192
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,466
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,014
Band Fwithheld£3,562
Band Gfewer than 5£4,110
Band Hfewer than 5£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 31% 1900 to 1918
  3. 32% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 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 5AB is in (ONS area E01025057), 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 5AB?

The nearest open schools to BB5 5AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 5AB, 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 5AB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 5AB is Accrington Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Church & Oswaldtwistle 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.

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria Hospital, 77 m away.

More stations near BB5 5AB, 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 5AB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 5AB, 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 5AB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB5 5AB 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 5AB?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 5AB, 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 5AB?

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 5AB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 5AB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Bungalow Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 877755 200 mWalk
  • Wellfield Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 235386 200 mWalk
  • Henley House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2025 · Phone 01254 232763 200 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 5AB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 5AB, 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 5AB?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 5AB 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 5AB in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 5AB 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 5AB?

Police.uk records 489 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 5AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences185 reports
Anti-social behaviour81 reports
Shoplifting50 reports
Public order32 reports
Other theft29 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports

Also: burglary 27, drugs 20, vehicle crime 17, other crime 11, 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 5AB

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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