Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4816
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4816 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BB5 6HU
Crime trends · near BB5 6HU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY stable
ASB
1
YoY -90%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -43%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving
25
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,649
White Brit.85.0%
Other White7.9%
Pakistani3.1%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,649
Christian50.8%
No religion38.8%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim4.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,646
50–6422.5%
35–4917.7%
25–3412.0%
65–7411.2%
10–158.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 694
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
+ 9 other households · 38.6%
Administrative Information
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council Area
Hyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Huncoat
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 Scotland
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 004A E01025051
E01025051
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 004 E02005215
E02005215
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 004A E01025051
E01025051
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 004 E02005215
E02005215
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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 6HU 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: 4816
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025051 and MSOA E02005215 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 6HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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