BB9 7QH Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bradley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bradley Road, Nelson: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bradley Road, Bradley: 2 addresses
- Bradley Road East, Nelson: 2 addresses
- Goitside, Nelson: 1 address
- Bankhouse Road, 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 (90% of about 700 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
- Land at Giles Street, Nelson: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Pendle Rise Estates Phoenix Chambers: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 28-34 Manchester Road, Nelson: up to 10 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Eastern House, 29-37 Macleod Street, Nelson: up to 20 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Land adjacent to Ambulance Station, Rakeshouse Road, Nelson: up to 8 homes, permissioned (750 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 2 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 131 m and 133 m above sea level (132 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 | 520 m |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Bradley Road Nelson | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 510 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmadrug Direct | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 320 m |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 440 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Garden Project 1,010 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Walverden Park 6.6 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 920 m west |
| Walverden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Higgen Clough | Valley | 2.0 km west |
| Barrowford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Marsden Height | Hill | 2.0 km south |
| Old Laund Wood | Wood | 2.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the postcode's 10 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 17% | 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 Bradley Road.