BB8 7JB Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boulsworth & Foulridge. Region: North West.
Streets
- School Lane, Colne: 22 addresses
- Valley Mill Court, Colne: 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 (24% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wycoller. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 7-16, CARRIERS ROW, grade II
- LANESHAW BRIDGE OR ROYD BRIDGE, grade II
- RYE FLAT FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 3 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 23 addresses are between 180 m and 186 m above sea level (182 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 | 4.3 km |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Emmott Arms Laneshaw Bridge | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farm Foods Colne | 3.1 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harambee Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Leedams Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Colne and West Craven Police | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | Co Local Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wycoller Country Park 143 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,880 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,220 m² | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wycoller packhorse bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wycoller packhorse bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| The Hall Bridge, Wycoller | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Wycoller Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Hill | Hill | 950 m north-west |
| Law Hill | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| Ratten Clough | Valley | 1.9 km south-east |
| Knarrs Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
| Copy Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Laneshaw Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 23 |
21 of the postcode's 23 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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 School Lane.