BB9 8AR Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Marsden & Southfield. Region: North West.
Streets
- Glenfield Road, Nelson: 4 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 (85% of about 810 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 off Fry Street, Nelson: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Land at Former Garage Site, Marsden Hall Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Barkerhouse Road Day Nursery, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Barkerhouse Road Day Nursery, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land adjacent to Ambulance Station, Rakeshouse Road, Nelson: up to 8 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Land at Giles Street, Nelson: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 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.
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 | 1.2 km |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Glenfield Industrial Estate Marsden Park | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Barkerhouse Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Marsden Park 12 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Glenfield Road.