BB12 9NS Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brierfield West & Reedley. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Pendle in 2026-27: Band D £2,640 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,760 | £2,053 | £2,347 | £2,640 | £3,227 | £3,814 | £4,400 | £5,280 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (31% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Pendle.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Railway Sidings, Clitheroe Road, Brierfield: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Brierfield Mills, Glen Way, Brierfield: up to 52 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 98 m and 99 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Quakers View Brierfield | 680 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Rigby Street Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendle View Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Practice | 860 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Brierfield Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Brierfield, Brierfield Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 670 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5,850 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Greenhead Allotments 9,250 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greenhead Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhead Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m west |
| Thompson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south |
| Queen's Park, Burnley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Wood | Wood | 490 m south |
| Chamber Hill | Hill | 740 m north |
| Raven's Clough Wood | Wood | 870 m north |
| Spurn Clough | Valley | 1.1 km west |
| Heald Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.