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Thinking of living at BB5 6RT? 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 Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 400 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 24% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 1.4 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 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Alternative School | Independent | 700 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| The Willows | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Burnley Road Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club | 730 m | 16 |
| Golf | Baxenden Golf Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Accrington Academy | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Peel Park | 710 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Accrington Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Football | 3G | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Milnshaw Park | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 3.6 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 10-minute walk (850 m), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Garfield Street, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route A3); 21 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Accrington Academy, 1.4 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 Tesco Express Store, 350 m away; KS Convenience Store (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Peel House Medical Practice (700 m), with Wyvern Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, H1cutz is 1.4 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 Coffee Shop @ Accrington & Rossendale College is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Bold Street Social Club the nearest pub (250 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 Oak Hill Park, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 45 km away.
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 6RT, 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, 27% 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.