BB9 8PD Pendle
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barrowford & Pendleside. Region: North West.
Streets
- Joseph Street, Barrowford: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Joseph Street, Newbridge: 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 (62% of about 1,120 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
- Reedyford Mill, Pendle Street, Nelson: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Riverside Mill, Charles Street, Nelson: up to 140 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Nelson Discount Furniture, Cooper Street, Nelson: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Garage site SW 28-54 Hamilton Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 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: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 9 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 | 1.3 km |
| Brierfield 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Nelson and Colne College Barrowford | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Nelson | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Nelson | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barrowford Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Barrowford Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barrowford Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Nelson Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Barrowford, Barrowford Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 8.4 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lower Park Hill Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Joseph Street.