BB5 2PJ
The median sold price for the postcode BB5 2PJ is around £266,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 64 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around BB5 2PJ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £76,000 – £255,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BB5 2, last 24 months.
- Terraced£117,000(123 sales)
- Semi-detached£205,000(79 sales)
- Detached£310,000(39 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(2 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
BB5 2PJ median £266,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £129,950 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 57% below the typical Hyndburn neighbourhood
- Crime: 42% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Hyndburn and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in BB5 2PJ, compared with 93.9% across Hyndburn and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 93.3% of premises across Hyndburn (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Hyndburn | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 93.3% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 93.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.9% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 26% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Hyndburn: more deprived than 11% of its 53 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Bands B and C are the most common here (25% of homes each). Average Band D in Hyndburn is £2,465.98 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 590 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A19%
- Band B25%
- Band C25%
- Band D14%
- Band E12%
- Band F5%
- Band G2%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles (810 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles (900 m)Ofsted, January 2023: Inadequate (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School0.6 miles (930 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Nearest secondary schools
- The Hollins0.2 miles (390 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for The Hollins (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted report card, November 2025
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Rhyddings1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Requires improvement
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
Public transport
The nearest station to BB5 2PJ is Accrington Rail Station, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.1 miles (1.8 km)Accrington Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.8 km)Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station
- 2.1 miles (3.4 km)Huncoat Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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