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BB5 3NU area guide

Who lives in BB5 3NU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Broadfield & Knuzden
Council
Hyndburn
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,473 (2024)
At a glance

What BB5 3NU is like

BB5 3NU is a postcode in the Broadfield & Knuzden neighbourhood of Hyndburn. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,473 people. 81.8% of households own their home, 16.2% rent privately and 2% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 57.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in BB5 3 sold for a median of £125,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BB5 3NU compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle — 30.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£125,000

Median over 93 sales in BB5 3, −2.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
89%

of 9 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£41,356

Average a year, before tax — higher than 15% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    An older population

    24.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    81.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BB5 3NU FAQs

01
Is BB5 3NU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in BB5 3NU?

The median sale price over the last year was £125,000.

Homes in BB5 3 sold for a median of £125,000 across 93 sales in the year to August 2026, −2.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is BB5 3NU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around BB5 3NU, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in BB5 3NU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 10.4% of residents. 81.8% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (62.9%).
05
Which council covers BB5 3NU?

BB5 3NU is in Hyndburn.

BB5 3NU is in Hyndburn, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is BB5 3NU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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