BB18 6BQ Pendle
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Earby & Coates. Region: North West.
Streets
- Clayton Street, Barnoldswick: 24 addresses
- Long Ing Lane, Barnoldswick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clayton Street, Long Ing: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clayton Street, Long Ing: 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 (75% of about 730 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 at Ouzledale Foundary, Long Ing Lane, Barnoldswick: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- St Andrews Methodist Church, Mosley Street, Barnoldswick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Briercliffe Lodge, Rainhall Crescent, Barnoldswick: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 3 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land to the rear of the Greyhound Pub, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick: up to 9 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 147 m and 149 m above sea level (148 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 | 6.9 km |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Silentnight Long Ing | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnoldswick Med Ctr | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy Barnoldswick | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harrison Street Dental Centre | 340 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 9.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Barnoldswick Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victory Park 13 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,100 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 27 |
19 of the postcode's 27 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Clayton Street.