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BB5 0FU

Spring Hill

Hyndburn

Overview

Postcode BB5 0FU is located in an urban city, within the Spring Hill ward of Hyndburn in the North West region , and forms part of the Accrington West area. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 128.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Accrington West is £29,900 per year. The nearest station is Church and Oswaldtwistle located about 0.5 miles away. There are 13 primary and 4 secondary schools in the area. There are 3 parks nearby, closest large park is Milnshaw Park.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
129
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
5.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

10/10

Accrington West has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 1,459 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 4% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

9/10

Accrington West has a very high crime rate, with approximately 128.9 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

5.5%

Approximately 5.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 21.7% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

1/10

The average income of residents in Accrington West is £29,900 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BB5 0FU.

Flood risk

No risk

Accrington West near BB5 0FU has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Church and Oswaldtwistle located about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.5 mi

Church and Oswaldtwistle

N/A

0.5 mi

Accrington

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miMilnshaw ParkLarge
0.6 miRhyddings ParkMedium
0.5 miGatty ParkSmall

Schools

In the BB5 0FU postcode area, located within Accrington West, there are 13 primary and 4 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryAccrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school

Requires improvement

0.3 miNurseryFairfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school

Good

0.3 miSecondaryMount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnVoluntary aided school

Good