BB18 6RD Pendle
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Earby & Coates. Region: North West.
Streets
- Red Lion Street, Earby: 39 addresses
- Croft Street, Earby: 1 address
- Nook Croft, Earby: 1 address
- Selbourne Terrace, Earby: 1 address
- Earlham Street, Earby: 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 (55% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Earby (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Ace Case Ltd, Pennine House, New Road, Earby: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Brook Shed, New Road, Earby: up to 50 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Spring Mill, Earby: up to 53 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 135 m and 144 m above sea level (141 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 | Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield PS Earby | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.8 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pendle Medical Partnership | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Everest Pharmacy Earby | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Earby Dental Practice | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Earby, Earby | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,300 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,190 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grammar School, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Round cairn 230m west of Bleara Lowe | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standridge Clough | Valley | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Three Acre Clough | Valley | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Kayfield Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Stone Pit Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Hare Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Little Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
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) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 43 |
38 of the postcode's 43 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Red Lion Street.