BB9 7EJ Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitefield & Walverden. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Nelson: 34 addresses
- Mosley Street, Nelson: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manchester Road, Nelson: 1 address
- Broadway, Nelson: 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 (91% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Whitefield, Nelson (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Former Nelson Old Library, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 28-34 Manchester Road, Nelson: up to 10 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Eastern House, 29-37 Macleod Street, Nelson: up to 20 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Pendle Rise Estates Phoenix Chambers: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land at Giles Street, Nelson: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Former Joinery Works, Nelson: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (860 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.
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 | 220 m |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Manchester Road Nelson | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 170 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rigby Street Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy Nelson | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nelson Centre Dental Practice | 240 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 260 m |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,140 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 8.4 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seedhill 2.0 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lomeshaye Allotments 7,230 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 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 Manchester Road.