| Postcode | BB5 5AB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Accrington | 
| Nearest station | Accrington (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Whalley Road (W) Victoria Hospital (S) Whalley Road (E) Haywood Road (W) Haywood Road (E) Marlborough Road (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View | 
| Known addresses | 188 Whalley Road, Accrington | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.760063 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.367911 | |
| Easting | 375842 | |
| Northing | 429364 | |
| Grid reference | SD758293 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 541670 5957012 | |
| what3words | lifts.fries.pepper | |
| FixPhrase | crudely lustiness spore thinness | |
| Plus code | 9C5VQJ6J+2R | |
| Altitude | 161 metres (530 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 37.7 KMs (23.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Hyndburn, unparished area | E43000096 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Milnshaw | E05005214 | 
| Local Authority District | Hyndburn | E07000120 | 
| County Electoral Division | Accrington North | E58000751 | 
| Local Authority | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Hyndburn | E14001299 | 
| MP | Sarah Smith | Labour | 
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | East Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Accrington | E63007960 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00127169 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Hyndburn 004C | E01025057 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Hyndburn 004C | E01025057 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Accrington North East | E02005215 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Accrington North East | E02005215 | 
| Travel to work area | Blackburn | E30000170 | 
| Average property price in Blackburn | £157,919 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 188 Whalley Road, Accrington | Other (freehold) | May 2017 | £1,445 |