BB5 house prices are built from 34,158 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 22 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £69,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +40.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +0.3%.
Median price paid
£69,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+40.0%
Change in real terms
+0.3%
Median per m²
£744
HM Land Registry34,158 sales5,085 with floor areaLatest sale 22 Jun 2026
Section 01
How BB5 prices moved
The chart tracks the median BB5 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £32,500 | £72,165 |
| 2000s | 10 | £56,950 | £103,746 |
| 2010s | 10 | £85,000 | £119,850 |
| 2020s | 7 | £130,000 | £132,826 |
The highest yearly median on record for BB5 is £140,000 in 2026; the lowest is £30,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £30,000 to £140,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £66,614, so the real change over the whole record is +110.2% — about +2.42% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +40.0% in cash against +0.3% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Lower Antley Street | 22 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 37 Oakwood Road | 19 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 423 Manchester Road | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £194,000 | £194,000 |
| 168 Southwood Drive | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £189,950 | £189,950 |
| 150 Whalley Road | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 41 Hornby Street | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 65 Church Street | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 30 Exchange Street | 10 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 172 Manchester Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 107 Plantation Street | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 619 Blackburn Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 50 Elmfield Street | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £100,500 | £100,500 |
| 20 Park Street | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 48 Stanley Street | 4 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £157,500 | £157,500 |
| 63 Cedar Street | 3 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 10 Plant Street | 2 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 55 Aspen Fold | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 47 Chatterton Drive | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £279,950 | £279,950 |
| 90 Royds Avenue | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 13 Trawden Close | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £202,000 | £202,000 |
| 319 Blackburn Road | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £184,000 | £184,000 |
| 495 Blackburn Road | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £154,000 | £154,000 |
| 30 Haywood Road | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 89 Belfield Road | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 4 Hodgson Street | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £30,000 | £30,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to BB5 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Lower Antley Street | £120,995 (2016) | £160,000 (2026) | +2.8% | -0.5% |
| 37 Oakwood Road | £145,000 (2020) | £220,000 (2026) | +7.2% | +2.7% |
| 168 Southwood Drive | £126,500 (2006) | £189,950 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 41 Hornby Street | £33,000 (1998) | £150,000 (2026) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| 150 Whalley Road | £115,000 (2003) | £165,000 (2026) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| 65 Church Street | £69,000 (2005) | £96,000 (2026) | +1.6% | -1.3% |
| 423 Manchester Road | £132,000 (2024) | £194,000 (2026) | +21.2% | +18.2% |
| 30 Exchange Street | £13,250 (1997) | £75,000 (2026) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| 50 Elmfield Street | £26,000 (1997) | £100,500 (2026) | +4.8% | +2.1% |
| 619 Blackburn Road | £32,000 (2000) | £120,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +2.4% |
| 107 Plantation Street | £18,000 (2000) | £147,000 (2026) | +8.4% | +5.6% |
| 172 Manchester Road | £175,000 (2007) | £180,000 (2026) | +0.1% | -2.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. BB5 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 21,973 | 64.3% | £52,448 | £1,400 – £745,000 |
| Semi-detached | 7,275 | 21.3% | £111,000 | £2,000 – £715,000 |
| Detached | 4,382 | 12.8% | £153,995 | £765 – £928,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 528 | 1.5% | £74,500 | £5,000 – £270,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in BB5
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 7,206 certificates cover BB5, and their median floor area is 80 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +5.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 80 m² | about 861 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 68 m² | about 732 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 92 m² | about 990 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 16.5% | 1,186 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 3.0% | 214 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in BB5
21,808 of the sales on record are leasehold and 12,350 freehold — 63.8% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £59,995 and the median freehold sale £87,950 — a gap of +46.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 21,808 | 63.8% | £59,995 |
| Freehold | 12,350 | 36.2% | £87,950 |
| New build | 2,194 | 6.4% | £96,995 |
| Existing home | 31,964 | 93.6% | £66,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +47.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 2,831 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in BB5
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Hyndburn, 29.7% of 42,563 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 56 | 0.1% |
| B | 2,218 | 5.2% |
| C | 10,388 | 24.4% |
| D | 19,261 | 45.3% |
| E | 7,989 | 18.8% |
| F | 1,806 | 4.2% |
| G | 845 | 2.0% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Hyndburn at £642 a month as of Jun 2026 — £481 for a one-bedroom home and £721 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £69,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 11.17% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of BB5, 500 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 192 violent, 14 burglary, 25 vehicle-related and 78 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 3.0 times busier.
Against the 82,234 residents the 2021 census counted in Hyndburn, that is 6.08 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around BB5
The 2021 census counted 82,234 residents in Hyndburn across 34,790 households. 63.3% of those households own their home and 36.6% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
33 state and independent schools have a BB5 postcode: 26 primary, 5 secondary, 2 nursery. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,280 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 953 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 801 |
| The Hollins | Secondary | Academy converter | 794 |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | Academy converter | 610 |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 570 |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | Primary | Community school | 434 |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 362 |
| Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | Community school | 320 |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 302 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Accrington Rail Station | Rail | 0.3 km |
| Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station | Rail | 1.2 km |
| Huncoat Rail Station | Rail | 2.6 km |
| Rishton Rail Station | Rail | 3.2 km |
Section 09
How BB5 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. BB5 sits below that national figure — -56.2%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £744 per square metre, across 5,085 of the 34,158 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £765 to £928,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
BB5 sits in Hyndburn, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Hyndburn at 4.1 times median local earnings of £33,089 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Sectors inside BB5
- BB5 0£47,754 median
- BB5 1£41,000 median
- BB5 2£78,000 median
- BB5 3£77,000 median
- BB5 4£75,000 median
- BB5 5£82,843 median
- BB5 6£70,000 median
The closest districts
- BB15.9 km · £81,000
- BB127.6 km · £80,000
- BB47.8 km · £108,000
- BB118.5 km · £49,000
- BB28.6 km · £82,000
- BB38.7 km · £77,250
- BB1011.3 km · £63,000
- BB712.9 km · £160,000
This district mostly covers Accrington.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in BB5?
The median price paid in BB5 across every sale on the register is £69,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in BB5?
34,158 sales are on record for BB5, the most recent completing on 22 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have BB5 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +40.0% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +0.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were BB5 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £140,000, set in 2026. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in BB5?
£744 per square metre, from the 5,085 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 22 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “BB5 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.