BB5 3AB
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Property report — BB5 3AB
Open-data due diligence for BB5 3AB and the area around it.
BB5 3AB in brief: 31 recorded sales (£16,500–£300,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BB5 3AB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BB5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£198,839
Population
11,643
Crimes recorded
108
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
83%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in BB5 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (40 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | £252,500 | 14 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2024-03-22 | £300,000 | 3 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2019-05-24 | £198,500 | 5 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2015-03-27 | £178,000 | 3 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2014-10-16 | £207,000 | 4 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2013-06-19 | £177,500 | 16 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2012-08-24 | £183,000 | 22 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2008-05-30 | £200,000 | 6 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2006-11-27 | £205,000 | 26 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2005-12-16 | £182,000 | 14 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2005-07-01 | £185,000 | 5 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2004-04-15 | £174,000 | 26 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 2003-03-31 | £16,500 | 19 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-07-31 | £81,950 | 3 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-07-18 | £74,950 | 10 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-05-23 | £84,950 | 9 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-05-07 | £80,950 | 6 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-04-11 | £79,950 | 2 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-03-27 | £74,950 | 7 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-03-20 | £69,950 | 5 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £81,950 | 14 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £79,950 | 22 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-12-11 | £86,950 | 12 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-12-11 | £86,950 | 4 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-10-29 | £75,950 | 24 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-10-25 | £80,950 | 20 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-07-29 | £89,950 | 21 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-07-12 | £89,370 | 19 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-06-05 | £87,950 | 27 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-04-15 | £89,950 | 16 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £65,950 | 18 THE PADDOCK | Detached |
31 recorded sales on BB5 3AB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyddings | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
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: HIGHER HEYS SURGERY (0.4 mi) · DR BELLO'S SURGERY (0.5 mi) · RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ACCRINGTON VICTORIA HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.1 mi) · ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Oswaldtwistle War Memorial (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · OSWALDTWISTLE CLUB (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · RAILWAY VIADUCT (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · OSWALDTWISTLE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Church & Oswaldtwistle (0.4 mi) · Accrington (1.0 mi) · Rishton (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Lidl (0.8 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 5,162
Owned 66% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BB5 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BB5 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 105/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BB5 3AB 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 3 | PostcodeBB5 3AB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £155,555 | £198,839 | £126,533 |
| Population | 66,789 | 11,643 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 701 | 108 | — |
| Schools | 37 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 83% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BB5 3); 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 29 June 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.