BB8 9AL Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Vivary Bridge. Region: North West.
Streets
- North Valley Road, Colne: 3 addresses
- Rigby Street, 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 (94% of about 670 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
- 58-60 Brown Street West, Colne: up to 2 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Linden Business Centre, Linden Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Linden Business Centre, Linden Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Green Works, Knotts Lane, Colne: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Walk Mill, Green Road / Spring Gardens Road, Colne: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land at Bright Street, Colne: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Spring Gardens Mill, Green Road, Colne: up to 207 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Garage site to the rear of 10-24 Essex Street, Colne: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 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 4 addresses are between 153 m and 155 m above sea level (154 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 | 230 m |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Princess Street Colne | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Colne | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Richmond Hill Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evercare Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Colne Police Station | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Co Local | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Pendle View Gardens 1,340 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Alkincoats Park 17 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holt House Playing Fields 13 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 11 within 800 m; nearest Sutherland Street Allotments 670 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 640 m east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m east |
| Castercliff small multivallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dereks Orchard | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Church Clough | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Church Clough Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Barrowford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Foulridge Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Waller Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 North Valley Road.