BB18 5HQ Pendle
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Barnoldswick. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Barnoldswick: 32 addresses
- Hodge Lane, Barnoldswick: 1 address
- Lister Well Road, Pendle: 1 address
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 (37% of about 590 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of the Greyhound Pub, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 199 m and 239 m above sea level (231 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest HodgeLane Gillians | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnoldswick Med Ctr | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy Barnoldswick | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 7.7 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Letcliffe Park 4.6 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,680 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,450 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Hill | Hill | 180 m north |
| Lane Bottom | Valley | 310 m north-west |
| Letcliff Hill | Hill | 430 m north |
| Hurst Hill | Hill | 550 m north-east |
| Stockdale Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Little Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Manchester Road.