BB9 5JH Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brierfield West & Reedley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Burnley Road, Brierfield: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Burnley Road, Brierfield: 1 address
- St James Street, Brierfield: 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 (77% of about 560 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
- Former Railway Sidings, Clitheroe Road, Brierfield: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Former Richard Street Nurseries, Brierfield: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Four Oaks, The Crescent, Brierfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Brierfield Mills, Glen Way, Brierfield: up to 52 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Former LCC Depot, Halifax Road, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Site of Former 1 to 33 O'Hagan Court, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Marsden Cross, 30 Higher Reedley Road, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 21 addresses are between 159 m and 160 m above sea level (160 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 | Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Regent Street Reedley | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Rigby Street Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendle View Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Practice | 20 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Brierfield Police | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Brierfield, Brierfield Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heyhead Park 2.1 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest John Bradley Playing Fields 3.2 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 21 |
19 of the postcode's 21 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Burnley Road.