Around average
IMD England
7
Crime · May '26
£133,812
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB5 4NJ
Postcode
BB5 4NJ
Coordinates
53.7495, -2.4119
Grid reference
SD729282
Easting
372,935
Northing
428,201
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPHXQ+Q6
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
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.
19036
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19036 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)
Property sales · BB5 4NJ
HM Land Registry · Hyndburn
Average price
£133,156
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £133,812
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £149,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£150k£133k£115k
Aug '24May '25Nov '25Mar '26
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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 4NJ
Crime trends · near BB5 4NJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.0%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian68.7%
No religion26.0%
Not answered3.4%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4916.5%
25–3412.0%
65–7412.0%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Any member 66+14.7%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Other9.7%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council AreaHyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandLancashire 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
E01025078MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 007 E02005218
E02005218LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 007E E01025078
E01025078MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 007 E02005218
E02005218Urban: 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode BB5 4NJ 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: 19036
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025078 and MSOA E02005218 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 4NJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB5 4NJ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 4QA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Lancashire · BB5 4QG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 3JG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 3LG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 3DD
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Rhyddings
Lancashire · BB5 3EA
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Lancashire · BB1 2DR
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Lancashire · BB1 2DR
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 3BT
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire · BB5 3AA
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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