Elm Close Salterforth, Pendle
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB18), about 40 m long. USRN 29802692.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £200,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Pendle costs £2,640 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Colne, about 5.8 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Letcliffe Park, is about 1.2 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 149 to 153 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Barnoldswick Med Ctr, about 1.6 km away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £74,000 | £74,000 | £74,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2014 | 5 BB18 5UB | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 17 Jul 1995 | 5 BB18 5UB | Semi-detached | £74,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 street: most are in band A (42% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- Salterforth Mill, Earby Road, Salterforth: up to 9 homes, permissioned (170 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 149 m and 153 m above sea level (151 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB18 5TW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB18 5UB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Elm Close Salterforth | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnoldswick Med Ctr | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Everest Pharmacy Barnoldswick | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harrison Street Dental Centre | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 8.3 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Kelbrook Service Station, Colne Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Letcliffe Park 4.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,680 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Lower Park Allotments 2,090 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hill | Hill | 500 m south |
| High Close Hill | Hill | 520 m north |
| Kayfield Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Hurst Hill | Hill | 1.0 km west |
| Little Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Lane Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 7 |
3 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salterforth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 150 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Craven High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kelbrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Coates Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salterforth Primary School BB18 5UD | School/college/university | 110 m | 4 Good | 1 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beckside (4); On or near Cross Flatts Crescent (3); On or near Hayfields (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Sandhills Close · Hayfields · Moor View · Cross Flatts Crescent · Sykes Close · Beckside · Gateland · The Bridle Path · Mill Cottages · Cross Lane · Broadstones · Harry Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.