BB5 6SB

a postcode in Accrington, Lancashire

Introduced in June 1981

BB5 6SB	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.

Streets Associated with BB5 6SB

Wensley Drive - 41 properties, USRN 17900832

Ingleton Close - 1 property, USRN 17901362

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 17902354

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7514 / 53°45'5"N

Longitude: -2.3506 / 2°21'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 542818 5956058

OS Easting: 376976

OS Northing: 428393

OS Grid: SD769283

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR DT01.WZ

Mapcode Global: WH96X.VYTZ

Open Location Code: 9C5VQJ2X+HP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ts70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b4

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
Older Workers and Retirement

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12699 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BB5 6SB on Thursday 16 January 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	06:10
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	06:52
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	07:36
Sunrise	08:17
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:19
Sunset	16:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	17:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	17:46
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	18:28

Hours of daylight today	07:47 to 16:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	16:51 to 07:46
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:56
Moon Rises	19:31

For a full sun and moon calendar for BB5 6SB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BB5 6SB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 April 2022	29 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£249,950
29 November 2019	34 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
8 July 2019	20 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£175,500
17 April 2019	35 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£278,000
28 September 2018	4 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£195,000
17 November 2017	7 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£177,500
28 August 2015	10 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
6 March 2015	26 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£146,000
28 March 2013	1 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£158,500
13 July 2012	35 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
13 July 2012	4 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£155,000
1 June 2011	2 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£160,500
5 November 2010	23 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£174,000
9 July 2008	21 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
19 October 2007	20 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£186,000
5 August 2005	1 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£155,000
23 March 2005	18 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£149,999
3 October 2003	27 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£70,000
22 August 2003	39 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£150,000
27 June 2003	2 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£121,000
13 June 2003	5 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
16 November 2001	6 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£68,000
29 June 2001	13 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£66,000
18 June 2001	35 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£106,000
1 March 2001	34 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£25,000
1 December 2000	2 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£79,000
5 July 2000	14 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£70,000
10 March 2000	36 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£76,000
19 November 1999	35 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£85,000
22 October 1999	23 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£77,000
17 June 1999	35 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£84,950
20 November 1998	29 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£77,000
30 October 1998	15 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£81,000
15 April 1998	39 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£90,000
15 August 1997	23 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£66,000
30 April 1997	19 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£62,500
17 May 1996	18 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£59,999
1 December 1995	10 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£50,500
25 August 1995	28 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£57,500
7 July 1995	6 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£59,950
12 May 1995	20 Wensley Drive, Accrington BB5 6SB	Detached	Freehold	£59,950

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BB5 6SB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Hyndburn

MP

Sarah Smith Labour

Lancashire County Council

County council electoral division

Accrington South

Councillor

Terry Hurn Conservative

Hyndburn Borough Council

District council ward

Barnfield

Councillors

Mike Booth Labour

Clare McKenna Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BB5 6SB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00127068		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025035	Hyndburn 008A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005219	Hyndburn 008	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05005207	Barnfield	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
E33008332		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
E58000752	Accrington South ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63000864	Accrington	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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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