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BB5 4LZ

POSTCODE

BB5 4LZ is a postcode in St Oswald's.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.7503, -2.4104
OS grid SD730282 (373,034, 428,288)
IMD England
8/10
#23914
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 2.8 per 1k
MoM -45% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5VQH2Q+4R
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£145,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 906 sales
+7.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region

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.
23914
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23914 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · BB5 4LZ
HM Land Registry · Hyndburn
Average price
£160,674
Median price: £145,000
Median +7.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 906 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £137,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£137k£119k£100k
Jul '24Jul '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near BB5 4LZ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BB5 4LZ

Counts are for St Oswald's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY —
20111
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
17102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

17
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,421
White Brit.96.0%
+ other · 4.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,421
Christian68.7%
No religion26.0%
Not answered3.4%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,417
50–6422.1%
35–4916.5%
25–3412.2%
65–7412.0%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%

Households

Total households: 606
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
One person: aged 66+14.5%
Single family household, all members 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
One person: other10.1%
+ 9 other households · 34.8%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    1.2 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Rishton Rail Station

    Rail

    1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min

  • Accrington Rail Station

    Rail

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

Bus stops

  • Spread Eagle Street

    Bus · by · west

    45 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Spread Eagle Street

    Bus · opp · east

    70 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Percy Street

    Bus · opp · east

    143 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Percy Street

    Bus · by · west

    184 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Community Centre

    Bus · by · west

    238 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for BB5 4LZ

England
Country
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Lancashire
St Oswald's
Ward
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB5 4LZ
Coordinates
53.7503, -2.4104
Grid reference
SD730282
Easting
373,034
Northing
428,288
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQH2Q+4R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oswaldtwistle
Travel to Work
Blackburn
ITL Region
Hyndburn
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council Area
Hyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299
Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Oswald's
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 England
Lancashire 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 007E E01025078
E01025078
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 007 E02005218
E02005218
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 007E E01025078
E01025078
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 007 E02005218
E02005218
Urban: 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

7:42 AM6:07 PM
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB5 4LZ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025078 and MSOA E02005218 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 23914
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 4LZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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