BB9 8LJ Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bradley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Regent Street, Nelson: 55 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 (96% of about 690 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 adjacent to Ambulance Station, Rakeshouse Road, Nelson: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Land at Giles Street, Nelson: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Land off Fry Street, Nelson: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- Pendle Rise Estates Phoenix Chambers: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (920 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 3 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 55 addresses are between 134 m and 139 m above sea level (136 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 | 1.1 km |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Rakes House Road Nelson | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Reedyford Hlth Care Group | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Taylors Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Cashzone | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Garden Project 1,010 m² | 580 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Higherford Old Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Higherford Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Barrowford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Grimshaw Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Walverden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
| Higgen Clough | Valley | 2.2 km west |
| Marsden Height | Hill | 2.6 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 55 |
39 of the postcode's 55 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Regent Street.