Low deprivation
IMD England
31
Crime · May '26
£232,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BB5 5LE
Postcode
BB5 5LE
Coordinates
53.7923, -2.3434
Grid reference
SD774329
Easting
377,474
Northing
432,937
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQMR4+WJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Altham
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.
19868
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19868 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 5LE
HM Land Registry · Hyndburn
Average price
£241,862
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £232,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 3 sales · avg £232,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£270k£251k£233k
Sep '23Mar '25
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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 5LE
Crime trends · near BB5 5LE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14105
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -15%
ASB
1791
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.3%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.2%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian63.6%
No religion29.1%
Not answered3.6%
Muslim2.9%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4921.2%
25–3411.9%
10–159.0%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Other10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.2%
+ 8 other households · 34.0%
Administrative Information
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council AreaHyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Altham
Constituency code
E14001299
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Altham
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 002B E01025033
E01025033MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 002 E02005213
E02005213LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 002B E01025033
E01025033MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 002 E02005213
E02005213Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentMarch 2005 — Introduced
Postcode BB5 5LE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19868
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01025033 and MSOA E02005213 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 5LE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB5 5LE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 5UH
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 7HR
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Read St John's CofE Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 7PE
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
Lancashire · BB12 7BN
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 7AX
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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