BB5 6AT postcode in Accrington, Lancashire

BB5 6AT 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 £137,250 Homes sold in BB5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 9.8% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 700 m in a straight line

Where BB5 6AT is, and what is near it

Map of BB5 6AT and what is near it Map of BB5 6AT: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the BB5 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 21 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BB5 6AD: also in BB5 6BB5 6AF: also in BB5 6BB5 6AG: also in BB5 6BB5 6AH: also in BB5 6BB5 6AJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6AL: also in BB5 6BB5 6AN: also in BB5 6BB5 6AP: also in BB5 6BB5 6AQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6AR: also in BB5 6BB5 6AS: also in BB5 6BB5 6AU: also in BB5 6BB5 6AW: also in BB5 6BB5 6AX: also in BB5 6BB5 6AY: also in BB5 6BB5 6AZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6BA: also in BB5 6BB5 6BB: also in BB5 6BB5 6BD: also in BB5 6BB5 6BE: also in BB5 6BB5 6BG: also in BB5 6BB5 6BH: also in BB5 6BB5 6BJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6BL: also in BB5 6BB5 6BN: also in BB5 6BB5 6BP: also in BB5 6BB5 6BQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6BS: also in BB5 6BB5 6BW: also in BB5 6BB5 6DA: also in BB5 6BB5 6DB: also in BB5 6BB5 6DD: also in BB5 6BB5 6DE: also in BB5 6BB5 6DF: also in BB5 6BB5 6DG: also in BB5 6BB5 6DH: also in BB5 6BB5 6DJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6DQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6DR: also in BB5 6BB5 6DT: also in BB5 6BB5 6DU: also in BB5 6BB5 6DW: also in BB5 6BB5 6DX: also in BB5 6BB5 6DY: also in BB5 6BB5 6DZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6EA: also in BB5 6BB5 6ED: also in BB5 6BB5 6EE: also in BB5 6BB5 6EF: also in BB5 6BB5 6EG: also in BB5 6BB5 6EH: also in BB5 6BB5 6EJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6EL: also in BB5 6BB5 6EN: also in BB5 6BB5 6EP: also in BB5 6BB5 6EQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6ES: also in BB5 6BB5 6EU: also in BB5 6BB5 6EW: also in BB5 6BB5 6HA: also in BB5 6BB5 6HB: also in BB5 6BB5 6HD: also in BB5 6BB5 6HE: also in BB5 6BB5 6HF: also in BB5 6BB5 6HG: also in BB5 6BB5 6HH: also in BB5 6BB5 6HL: also in BB5 6BB5 6HN: also in BB5 6BB5 6HQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6HU: also in BB5 6BB5 6HX: also in BB5 6BB5 6HY: also in BB5 6BB5 6HZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6JA: also in BB5 6BB5 6JB: also in BB5 6BB5 6JG: also in BB5 6BB5 6JH: also in BB5 6BB5 6JQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6NA: also in BB5 6BB5 6NT: also in BB5 6BB5 6PG: also in BB5 6BB5 6PH: also in BB5 6BB5 6PJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6PL: also in BB5 6BB5 6PN: also in BB5 6BB5 6PQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6PR: also in BB5 6BB5 6PU: also in BB5 6BB5 6PX: also in BB5 6BB5 6PZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6QA: also in BB5 6BB5 6QB: also in BB5 6BB5 6QD: also in BB5 6BB5 6QE: also in BB5 6BB5 6QF: also in BB5 6BB5 6QG: also in BB5 6BB5 6QH: also in BB5 6BB5 6QJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6QL: also in BB5 6BB5 6QN: also in BB5 6BB5 6QP: also in BB5 6BB5 6QQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6QR: also in BB5 6BB5 6QS: also in BB5 6BB5 6QT: also in BB5 6BB5 6QU: also in BB5 6BB5 6QW: also in BB5 6BB5 6QX: also in BB5 6BB5 6QY: also in BB5 6BB5 6QZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6RA: also in BB5 6BB5 6RH: also in BB5 6BB5 6RL: also in BB5 6BB5 6RN: also in BB5 6BB5 6RP: also in BB5 6BB5 6RQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6RR: also in BB5 6BB5 6RS: also in BB5 6BB5 6RT: also in BB5 6BB5 6RU: also in BB5 6BB5 6RW: also in BB5 6BB5 6RX: also in BB5 6BB5 6RY: also in BB5 6BB5 6RZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6SA: also in BB5 6BB5 6SB: also in BB5 6BB5 6SD: also in BB5 6BB5 6SE: also in BB5 6BB5 6SF: also in BB5 6BB5 6SG: also in BB5 6BB5 6SH: also in BB5 6BB5 6SJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6SL: also in BB5 6BB5 6SN: also in BB5 6BB5 6SQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6SR: also in BB5 6BB5 6SS: also in BB5 6BB5 6ST: also in BB5 6BB5 6SU: also in BB5 6BB5 6SW: also in BB5 6BB5 6SX: also in BB5 6BB5 6SY: also in BB5 6BB5 6SZ: also in BB5 6BB5 6TA: also in BB5 6BB5 6TB: also in BB5 6BB5 6TE: also in BB5 6BB5 6TF: also in BB5 6BB5 6TG: also in BB5 6BB5 6TH: also in BB5 6BB5 6TJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6TL: also in BB5 6BB5 6TN: also in BB5 6BB5 6TQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6TW: also in BB5 6BB5 6UG: also in BB5 6BB5 6UH: also in BB5 6BB5 6UJ: also in BB5 6BB5 6UL: also in BB5 6BB5 6UQ: also in BB5 6BB5 6XJ: also in BB5 6 Huncoat station 1.9 kmHuncoat BB5 6AT Map of BB5 6AT and what is near it Map of BB5 6AT: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the BB5 6 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. Huncoat BB5 6AT
  • BB5 6AT
  • Other postcodes in BB5 6: 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 53.7585, longitude -2.3651)

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 6AT?

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 6AT?

Every home and business at BB5 6AT 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 6AT?

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 6AT 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 6AT.

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 6AT: 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 6AT 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 6AT?

Homes in BB5 6 sold for a typical £137,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 140 sales, up 9.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£137,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£125,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £272,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £172,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £115,000 78 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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 6AT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BB5 6AT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. 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

Food hygiene ratings at BB5 6AT

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB5 6AT. 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 6AT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around BB5 6AT. 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 6AT

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 6AT 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 6AT?

The nearest open schools to BB5 6AT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB5 6AT, 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 6AT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB5 6AT is Accrington Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Huncoat 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.

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Haywood Road, 154 m away.

More stations near BB5 6AT, 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 6AT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB5 6AT, 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 6AT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB5 6AT 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 6AT?

The nearest to the centre of BB5 6AT, 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 6AT?

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 6AT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB5 6AT, 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 150 mWalk
  • Pennine View Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report May 2025 · Phone 01254 233821 300 mWalk
  • The Bungalow Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01254 877755 400 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 6AT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB5 6AT, 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 6AT?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB5 6AT 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 6AT in a conservation area?

The centre of BB5 6AT 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 6AT?

Police.uk records 469 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB5 6AT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences183 reports
Anti-social behaviour78 reports
Shoplifting50 reports
Other theft28 reports
Public order26 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports

Also: burglary 25, drugs 18, vehicle crime 16, 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 6AT

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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