BB9 5SE Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brierfield East & Clover Hill. Region: North West.
Streets
- Arthur Street, Brierfield: 34 addresses
- Colne Road, Brierfield: 1 address
- Every Street, Brierfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Arthur 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 (79% of about 890 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
- Site of Former 1 to 33 O'Hagan Court, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Brierfield Mills, Glen Way, Brierfield: up to 52 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Former LCC Depot, Halifax Road, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Former Railway Sidings, Clitheroe Road, Brierfield: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Former Richard Street Nurseries, Brierfield: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Former Joinery Works, Nelson: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Four Oaks, The Crescent, Brierfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- Marsden Cross, 30 Higher Reedley Road, Brierfield: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (930 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 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.
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 370 m |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Every Street Brierfield | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Rigby Street Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendle View Medical Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brierfield Dental Clinic | 240 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Brierfield Police | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Brierfield, Brierfield Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Brierfield Peace Garden 60 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.7 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | John Bradley Playing Fields 3.2 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,570 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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 Arthur Street.