BB12 9BY

Fence & Higham · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Burnley
Local authority
Pendle
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 9DB 49 m
BB12 9DA 78 m
BB12 9BH 156 m
BB12 9BZ 169 m
BB12 9BL 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 9BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 9
Latitude
53.825019
Longitude
-2.296473
British National Grid easting
380,582
British National Grid northing
436,567

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Parish or community
E04005222
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127932
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 008E · E01025204
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 008 · E02005247

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Acres Brook Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BY 25 March 2025 £375,000
8, Acres Brook Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BY 17 February 2025 £440,000
28, Acres Brook Road, Higham, Burnley, BB12 9BY 4 July 2024 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    491 m
  2. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 4
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Drugs 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

39 female, 41 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
BB12 9 residents
3,297

Age bands in BB12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

434 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

263 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

598 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

977 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

879 residents

This postcode contained 2.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    PADIHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 36 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BURNLEY, BB12 8BP

    ODS code P81130

    3.0 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    4.0 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    4.1 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    4.2 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.7 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Leet Road

    BCT · Higham

    0.1 miles
  • Leet Road

    BCT · Higham

    0.1 miles
  • Four Alls Inn

    BCT · Higham

    0.2 miles
  • Four Alls Inn

    BCT · Higham

    0.2 miles
  • St Johns CEPS

    BCT · Higham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,449 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £425,000 from 5 recorded sales in BB12 9BY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Pendle is £149,613 in June 2026, up 8.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Higham St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.