BB12 9DX

Brierfield West & Reedley · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 9PA 242 m
BB12 9EG 345 m
BB12 9EE 348 m
BB12 9HL 371 m
BB12 9DY 433 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 9DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 9
Latitude
53.827892
Longitude
-2.263085
British National Grid easting
382,781
British National Grid northing
436,878

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Parish or community
E04005224
Westminster constituency
Burnley · E14001142
Output area
E00127972
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 013D · E01025213
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 013 · E02005252

Postcode source versions

Explore BB12

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Plantation Cottage, Greenhead Lane, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9DX 29 March 2016 £395,000
Plantation Cottage, Greenhead Lane, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9DX 17 January 2014 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
41
Secondary
6
  1. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    798 m
  2. Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  3. Pendle Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Drugs 14
  • Burglary 13
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    2.0 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

    YARNSPINNERS PRIMARY HCC, YARNSPINNERS WHARF, CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81731

    3.1 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    YARNSPINNERS PRIMARY HCC, YARNSPINNERS WHARF, CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81170

    3.1 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

    YARNSPINNERS PRIMARY HCC, CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81123

    3.1 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

    YARNSPINNERS PRIMARY HCC, YARNSPINNERS WHARF, CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81032

    3.1 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    3.1 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    3.4 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

    2A-4 RIDGEWAY, BARROWFORD, NELSON, BB9 8QP

    ODS code P81757

    3.5 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    3.7 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

    BRIERCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BRIERCLIFFE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 2EZ

    ODS code P81053

    3.8 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    3.8 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    3.9 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, 3RD FLOOR CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81020

    4.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81780

    4.4 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    4.4 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    4.5 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fence Gate Inn

    BCT · Fence

    0.2 miles
  • Bay Horse Inn

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles
  • Bay Horse Inn

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles
  • Uplands Drive

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles
  • Uplands Drive

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 013D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,022 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
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

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 798 m.

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

Recorded crime

146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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