Smith Street Barnoldswick, Pendle
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB18), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29801089.
- Sales: 48 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £132,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 11, E: 2).
- 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 6.5 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Letcliffe Park, is about 390 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 184 to 191 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Barnoldswick Med Ctr, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £235,000 | £165,000 | £305,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £149,950 | £130,000 | £175,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £122,500 | £95,000 | £150,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £108,000 | £108,000 | £108,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £78,500 | £78,500 | £78,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £120,750 | £85,000 | £156,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £164,995 | £164,995 | £164,995 |
| 2012 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £124,000 | £123,000 | £125,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £57,250 | £57,000 | £57,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | 1A BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 1 BB18 5QJ | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2022 | 20 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2021 | 21 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 14 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 3 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 5 BB18 5QJ | Other | £1,591,105 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Oct 2019 | 10 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 16 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2018 | 20 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 1A BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £78,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 19 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £156,500 | |
| 21 Jul 2016 | 15 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 1 BB18 5QJ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2014 | 6 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £164,995 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 6 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £157,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Oct 2012 | 18 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2011 | 8 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2011 | 6 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | 8 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £57,500 | |
| 27 May 2010 | 2 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 10 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 11 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £106,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2007 | 11 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £108,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2006 | 3 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2006 | 15 BB18 5QJ | Semi-detached | £93,500 | |
| 24 May 2006 | 21 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 13 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2006 | 7 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2006 | 15 BB18 5QJ | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2005 | 3 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2004 | 20 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £106,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2004 | 14 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2004 | 1A BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £59,950 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 10 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 20 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 3 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £50,450 | |
| 5 Jul 2002 | 13 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £34,750 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 1A BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £44,950 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 7 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £33,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 18 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £24,000 | |
| 30 Dec 1999 | 6 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £59,950 | |
| 9 Jan 1998 | 13 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £24,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1997 | 1A BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £17,000 | |
| 17 Jan 1997 | 14 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1996 | 3 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £16,500 | |
| 2 Aug 1996 | 7 BB18 5QJ | Terraced | £15,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 1 BB18 5QJ | Semi-detached | £69,950 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, end-terrace (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (14); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 street: most are in band A (37% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 16-26, TOWN HEAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land to the rear of the Greyhound Pub, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick: up to 9 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- St Andrews Methodist Church, Mosley Street, Barnoldswick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Former Fernbank Mill, Barnoldswick: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 3 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Gisburn Street Works, Barnoldswick: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB18 5QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB18 5QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 184 m and 191 m above sea level (188 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB18 5QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB18 5QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colne 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Nelson 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smith Street Town Head | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.4 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barnoldswick Med Ctr | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Everest Pharmacy Barnoldswick | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Pendle Community Hospital | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Letcliffe Park 4.6 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Victory Park 13 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,450 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Independent Methodist Church Including Steps and Railings to Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Methodist Church Including Steps and Railings to Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ousel Dale | Valley | 140 m east |
| Monkroyd Hill | Hill | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Letcliff Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Moses Lee Clough | Valley | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Little Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Higher Laithe Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 26 |
8 of the street's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Pendle: see them on the Pendle page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisburn Road Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Craven High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coates Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
| Salterforth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Bar BB18 5NZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| The Greyhound BB18 5PW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| One Stop BB18 5UT | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Alma Cliffe BB18 5QT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 370 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Peking House BB18 5UT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Old Mariner Coffee BB18 5UT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Barnoldswick WMC BB18 5NX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Mediterranean BB18 5UR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Cross Keys BB18 5UR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| 23 The Grill BB18 5UR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Yum Yum BB18 5UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| The Hearty Hut BB18 5UR | Mobile caterer | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| The Village Pizzeria BB18 5UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Loaves And Fishes Community Cafe BB18 5UR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| BRIDPORT MARKET | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near John Street (6); On or near Westgate (3); On or near Malham View Court (3); On or near Elm Close (2); On or near Chestnut Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Back Smith Street · Back Colne Road · Malham View Close · Colne Road · Malham View Court · Cedars Close · Town Head · Cavendish Street · Queen Street · Colne Road · Sackville Street · Longfield Court
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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.