The UK Postcode Database

BB5 3EJ

a terminated large user postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in May 1994
BB5 3EJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7441 / 53°44'38"N

Longitude: -2.3942 / 2°23'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 539954 5955225

OS Easting: 374100

OS Northing: 427600

OS Grid: SD741276

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CTQ4.GK

Mapcode Global: WH973.6550

Open Location Code: 9C5VPJV4+M8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83tr28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5160 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BB5 3EJ on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:24
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:51
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:12
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:50
Moon Rises 23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB5 3EJ, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for BB5 3EJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Hyndburn

MP

Sarah Smith Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central

Councillor

Sohail Asghar Green Party (E&W)

Hyndburn Borough Council
District council ward

St Andrew's

Councillors

Andy Gilbert Labour

Steven Smithson Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BB5 3EJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00127265 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025075 Hyndburn 007B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005218 Hyndburn 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05005219 St Andrew's Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E07000120 Hyndburn Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001299 Hyndburn Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000170 Blackburn Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008326 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000050 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000096 Hyndburn, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000753 Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63007977 Oswaldtwistle Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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