BB12 9NX

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
BB9 6SH 256 m
BB9 6RY 280 m
BB9 6RX 406 m
BB12 9NT 470 m
BB12 9NU 512 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 9NX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 9
Latitude
53.836628
Longitude
-2.241790
British National Grid easting
384,186
British National Grid northing
437,845

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Parish or community
E04005223
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127965
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 008F · E01025211
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 008 · E02005247

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wheatley Laithe Farm, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9NX 1 February 2023 £6,250,000
Wheatley Laithe Farm, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9NX 19 March 2019 £2,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Lomeshaye Junior School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Al-Ikhlaas Primary School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 99
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

0 female, 4 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    1.3 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    1.5 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    1.5 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    1.5 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    1.5 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    1.5 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    1.8 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    3.5 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.0 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    4.1 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.6 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

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lomeshaye

    0.3 miles
  • White Swan

    BCT · Wheatley Lane

    0.4 miles
  • White Swan

    BCT · Wheatley Lane

    0.4 miles
  • Ye Old Sparrowhawk

    BCT · Wheatley Lane

    0.4 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lomeshaye

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 008F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,093 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £6,250,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB12 9NX. 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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