# BB18 5RQ: area report for a postcode in Pendle

BB18 5RQ is a postcode in Pendle.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Pendle. Open the map at BB18 5RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) › [BB18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb18) › [BB18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Pendle 003A: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **Colne, 5.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **No property in BB18 5RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Pendle 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **£152,798 average price**: For the whole of Pendle, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB18 5RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BB18 5RQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Craven High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-craven-high-school-e142856) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 35.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Salterforth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salterforth-primary-school-e119267) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnoldswick-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e119360) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gisburn Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gisburn-road-community-primary-school-e119265) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £434,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £152,798** (July 2026). Pendle’s average house price was £152,798 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £30,327** (2025). Full-time workers living in Pendle earned a median of £30,327 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 2nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Pendle costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 35.3** (2025). Pendle has a deprivation score of 35.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 15th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Pendle 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.0** (2025). Pendle 003A has a deprivation score of 15.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,391st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £159,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Pendle 003A was £159,000 in 2025. Joint 2,987th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,825** (2021). Pendle 003A had 1,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,122nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.8%** (January 2026). In Pendle 003A, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BB18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £156,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB18 was £156,500 in 2025. 140th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,363** (2021). BB18 had 17,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,131st least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BB18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In BB18, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)
- Centre: 53.9029, -2.1890

Council: [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Pendle and Clitheroe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pendle-and-clitheroe): Jonathan Hinder (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1890,53.9029,BB185RQ

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