# BB9 8QW: area report for a postcode in Pendle

BB9 8QW 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 BB9 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) › [BB9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb9) › [BB9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Pendle 008B: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **Nelson, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **No property in BB9 8QW 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=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Pendle 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **£152,798 average price**: For the whole of Pendle, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB9 8QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **Low road and rail noise at BB9 8QW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barrowford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-school-e119166) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grow Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-independent-school-e149952) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119431) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-saviour-roman-catholic-primary-school-nelson-e119654) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Lancashire Learning Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-lancashire-learning-group-e130738) | Sixth form and further education | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bradley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-primary-school-e119175) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Ikhlaas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-ikhlaas-primary-school-e136098) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bradley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-nursery-school-e119078) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £164,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £162,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £121,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BARROWFORD SURGERY (430 m)
- Pharmacies: BARROWFORD PHARMACY (270 m); DIRECT2CHEMIST (890 m)
- Dental practices: BARROWFORD DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Barrowford (170 m, Spar); Booths Barrowford (460 m, Booths)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Pendle 008B has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £217,050** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Pendle 008B was £217,050 in 2025. 8,210th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Pendle 008B had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th least 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: 83.5%** (January 2026). In Pendle 008B, 83.5% 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.

## BB9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £120,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB9 was £120,500 in 2025. 26th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,975** (2021). BB9 had 49,975 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 212th most 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: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in BB9 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In BB9, 95.6% 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: 53.8502, -2.2178

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=-2.2178,53.8502,BB98QW

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