BB5 4RE
The median sold price for the postcode BB5 4RE is around £212,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 146 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around BB5 4RE (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 £87,000 – £201,250
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 4, last 24 months.
- Terraced£117,125(158 sales)
- Semi-detached£175,000(87 sales)
- Detached£266,000(16 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(1 sale)
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 4RE median £212,500 (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: about the same as the typical Hyndburn neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.3× 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 4RE, 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 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 84% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Hyndburn: more deprived than 56% of its 53 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (56%). 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.
Average Band A in Hyndburn: £1,643.99 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 750 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A56%
- Band B21%
- Band C17%
- Band D4%
- Band E–
- Band F–
- Band G–
- 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
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (610 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School0.5 miles (760 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Rhyddings0.5 miles (830 m)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
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn1.0 mile (1.6 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
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School1.3 miles (2.1 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to BB5 4RE is Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station, 0.4 miles (690 m) away in a straight line. There are 8 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.4 miles (690 m)Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station
- 1.2 miles (2.0 km)Rishton Rail Station
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Accrington 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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