BB5 2AB
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Property report — BB5 2AB
Open-data due diligence for BB5 2AB and the area around it.
BB5 2AB in brief: 6 recorded sales (£18,500–£115,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB5 2AB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB5 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£204,732
Population
10,364
Crimes recorded
15
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BB5 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-25 | £88,000 | 22 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-12-12 | £115,000 | 18 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-08-29 | £110,000 | 24 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-04-22 | £59,950 | 18 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-10-29 | £83,000 | 20 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-05-04 | £18,500 | 22 BIRTWISTLE STREET | Terraced |
6 recorded sales on BB5 2AB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2023) |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2023) |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · ARG HEALTHCARE (0.7 mi) · OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ACCRINGTON VICTORIA HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.4 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL (4.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Former Red Lion inn (104 Abbey Street), including 106 Abbey Street (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Barn at 1 and 3 Black Abbey Street and unnumbered barn adjoining the yard behind the former Red Lion inn (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 9 and 11 Black Abbey Street (including 1 Jacob Street) and associated boundary walls and setted access (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WYVERN PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - ACCRINGTON (0.3 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Accrington (0.5 mi) · Church & Oswaldtwistle (1.3 mi) · Huncoat (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Food Warehouse (0.1 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 4,586
Owned 68% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB5 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB5 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 21/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BB5 2AB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBB5 | SectorBB5 2 | PostcodeBB5 2AB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £155,555 | £204,732 | £79,075 |
| Population | 66,789 | 10,364 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 701 | 15 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB5 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.