BB9 7AF Pendle
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Whitefield & Walverden. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lomeshaye Way, Nelson: 2 addresses
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 (91% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lomeshaye Industrial Hamlet, Nelson (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Garage site SW 28-54 Hamilton Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Joinery Works, Nelson: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Eastern House, 29-37 Macleod Street, Nelson: up to 20 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 28-34 Manchester Road, Nelson: up to 10 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Industrial Estate Lomeshaye | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nelson Health Centre Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yarnspinners Primary Care Centre | 760 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Lomeshaye Way.