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Thinking of living at BB5 0FD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church | Primary | 400 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle | Primary | 650 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 23% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Alternative School | Independent | 1.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Willows | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Park View | Independent | 2.9 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rhyddings Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 840 m | 14 |
| Tennis | Oak Hill Park (Accrington) | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 600 m | 7 |
| Golf | Accrington and District Golf Club | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Church and Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Football | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 600 m | 4 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 600 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Milnshaw Park | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 600 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 600 m | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 610 m | 1 |
| Sailing | East Lancashire Sailing Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Padel | CLUBHOUSE | 4.1 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Church & Oswaldtwistle, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 59k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Burnley Central.
The nearest bus stop is Oswaldtwistle Mills, 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 6A, 879); 55 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rhyddings, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 36.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.4 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (14.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Home Bargains, 800 m away, with Sensation closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Bello'S Surgery (350 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 4.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
ReAct Academy of Theatre Arts is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and InSoul Bar the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 148 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 142 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Pocket Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Hyndburn Sports Centre (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 44 km away.
38 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near BB5 0FD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.