Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 11.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB5 0AX
Postcode
BB5 0AX
Coordinates
53.7525, -2.3782
Grid reference
SD751285
Easting
375,160
Northing
428,523
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQJ2C+XP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Accrington
Travel to Work
Blackburn
ITL Region
Hyndburn
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1825
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1825 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BB5 0AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB5 0AX
Counts are for Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY -13%
433017
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY -48%
483113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani70.4%
White Brit.14.9%
Other Asian4.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.4%
Other White2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 4.2%
Religion
Muslim75.1%
Christian9.5%
Not answered8.3%
No religion6.8%
+ other · 0.2%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
10–1514.3%
25–3411.5%
50–6411.2%
5–99.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children29.3%
Other12.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
With dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 30.7%
Administrative Information
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council AreaHyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Central
Constituency code
E14001299
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Hyndburn, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Hyndburn
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 006I E01034335
E01034335MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 006 E02005217
E02005217LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 006H E01033231
E01033231MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 006 E02005217
E02005217Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentJanuary 1993 — Introduced
Postcode BB5 0AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1825
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034335 and MSOA E02005217 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 0AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB5 0AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
23%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
68%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
42.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
58%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
50.7
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
Attainment 8
39.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
74%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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