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Thinking of living at BB5 0PZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 23% met the expected standard |
| St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington | Primary | 900 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hollins | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 40.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Alternative School | Independent | 500 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| The Willows | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Globe Bowling & Billiard Crown Green Bowls Club | 280 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Golf | Green Haworth Golf Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Oak Hill Park (Accrington) | 820 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Accrington Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Football | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Milnshaw Park | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Sailing | East Lancashire Sailing Club | 4.5 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 Accrington, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Hope Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes A1, 879); 12 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Accrington Woodnook Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 48% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.5 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (13.9 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is M & S Enterprises (NW), 300 m away, with Yasin Food Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Peel House Medical Practice (450 m), with Rx Health Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 5.9 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Bulloughs is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Globe Bowling & Billiards Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 177 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 61% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Oak Hill Park, 850 m away; for exercise, The Gym (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 45 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
45 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 0PZ, 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.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.