BB9 7QW Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bradley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bankhouse Road, Nelson: 10 addresses
- Caleb Street, Nelson: 6 addresses
- Regent Street, Nelson: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bankhouse Road, Bradley: 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 (97% of about 660 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 (50 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Pendle Rise Estates Phoenix Chambers: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 28-34 Manchester Road, Nelson: up to 10 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land adjacent to Ambulance Station, Rakeshouse Road, Nelson: up to 8 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Land off Fry Street, Nelson: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 130 m and 134 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 | 630 m |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Seldon Street Nelson | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 630 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmadrug Direct | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 440 m |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Garden Project 1,010 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Walverden Park 6.6 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 18 |
18 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Bankhouse Road.