BB8 7NS Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boulsworth & Foulridge. Region: North West.
Streets
- Alma Avenue, Foulridge: 45 addresses
- Kirkdene Avenue, Foulridge: 1 address
- Skipton Road, Foulridge: 1 address
- Kirkdene Mews, Foulridge: 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 C (24% of about 870 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 Croft Mill, Foulridge: up to 17 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Weston Electrical Units Ltd, County Brook Lane, Foulridge: up to 13 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Langroyd Hall, Colne: up to 32 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Langroyd Hall, Colne: up to 32 homes, permissioned (920 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 48 addresses are between 163 m and 178 m above sea level (175 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 2.3 km |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Causeway Foulridge | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Library Colne | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Richmond Hill Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Evercare Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Colne Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Colne Glenroy Avenue Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Langroyd Country Park 9.9 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.9 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) | 8.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 48 |
13 of the postcode's 48 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 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 Alma Avenue.