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BB5 6UL

POSTCODE

BB5 6UL is a postcode in Huncoat.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.7556, -2.3506
OS grid SD769288 (376,979, 428,856)
IMD England
7/10
#22653
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
MoM +4% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5VQJ4X+6P
Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
22653
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22653 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
See sold prices in BB5

Police Recorded Crime near BB5 6UL

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BB5 6UL

Counts are for Huncoat 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
12
YoY -33%
22146
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
6
YoY -73%
22121
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
4
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

28
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,519
White Brit.91.5%
Pakistani5.5%
+ other · 3.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,519
Christian58.6%
No religion29.5%
Muslim6.0%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,517
50–6424.5%
35–4918.4%
65–7411.8%
25–3410.5%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%

Households

Total households: 654
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
One person: aged 66+13.5%
One person: other13.5%
Single family household, all members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
+ 9 other households · 36.8%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Accrington Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Huncoat Rail Station

    Rail

    1.8 km straight lineabout 23 min

  • Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station

    Rail

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

Bus stops

  • Avenue Parade

    Bus · by · south-east

    229 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Surrey Street

    Bus · by · south-west

    260 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Alice Street

    Bus · by · north

    266 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Bradford Street

    Bus · opp · south-east

    355 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Clarendon Street

    Bus · by · south-east

    358 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for BB5 6UL

England
Country
Hyndburn
Local Authority
Lancashire
Huncoat
Ward
Blackburn
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BB5 6UL
Coordinates
53.7556, -2.3506
Grid reference
SD769288
Easting
376,979
Northing
428,856
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQJ4X+6P
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

Administrative Information

Hyndburn
Local Authority
Council Area
Hyndburn E14001299
Constituency
E14001299
Lancashire
Police Force
England
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 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 004B E01025052
E01025052
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hyndburn 004 E02005215
E02005215
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hyndburn 004B E01025052
E01025052
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

7:39 AM6:09 PM
7:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

April 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
April 1985 — Introduced
Postcode BB5 6UL 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 E01025052 and MSOA E02005215 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 22653
Present — Active
Postcode BB5 6UL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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