BB9 6DW Pendle
Live postcode, introduced April 1986. Ward: Barrowford & Pendleside. Region: North West.
Streets
- North Park Avenue, Barrowford: 14 addresses
- Lower Parrock Road, Barrowford: 1 address
- Park Avenue, Brierfield: 1 address
- Victoria Gardens, Barrowford: 1 address
- Chevassut Close, Barrowford: 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 D (29% of about 770 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Garage site SW 28-54 Hamilton Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Eastern House, 29-37 Macleod Street, Nelson: up to 20 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 28-34 Manchester Road, Nelson: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Pendle Rise Estates Phoenix Chambers: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 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: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 10 medium, 1 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 18 addresses are between 112 m and 113 m above sea level (113 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 | Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Business Park Carr Hall | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.2 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Direct2Chemist | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Yarnspinners Primary Care Centre | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kay Group - Junction 13 Service Station Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 8.4 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seedhill 2.0 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 9.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 150 m south |
| Higgen Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Old Laund Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Old Laund Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Crow Trees Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Chamber Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 18 |
17 of the postcode's 18 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Park Avenue.