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Thinking of living at BB5 6HL? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 24% met the expected standard |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% 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 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Alternative School | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| The Willows | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Peel Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 230 m | 16 |
| Tennis | Peel Park Tennis Court | 290 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Accrington Academy | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Golf | Baxenden Golf Club | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Accrington Cricket Club | 530 m | 5 |
| Football | Crown Ground | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Milnshaw Park | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 2.9 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 Huncoat, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 25k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Peel Park Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes M1, 9, 852, 123); 15 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Accrington Peel Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Accrington Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (10.4 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (12.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Spar Garage, 500 m away; The Hyndburn Helpers (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Peel House Medical Practice (1.4 km), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 7.3 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, 11 pubs and bars.
The Whitakers Arms is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Peel Park Hotel the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 137 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 104 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Milnshaw Park, 1.5 km away; for exercise, The Gym (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 45 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
25 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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.