BB18 5AR

Barnoldswick · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnoldswick
Local authority
Pendle
Postcode district
BB18
Postcode sector
BB18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB18 5AJ 29 m
BB18 5PN 37 m
BB18 5PT 53 m
BB18 5AU 56 m
BB18 5AZ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB18 5AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB18
Postcode sector
BB18 5
Latitude
53.913481
Longitude
-2.187628
British National Grid easting
387,773
British National Grid northing
446,385

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Parish or community
E04013238
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127894
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 002A · E01025195
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 002 · E02005241

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
54, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5AR 9 February 2023 £200,000
48, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5AR 20 September 2022 £225,000
50, Manchester Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5AR 6 September 2019 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    488 m
  2. West Craven High School

    Academy converter

    505 m
  3. Gisburn Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
567
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 222
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 40
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

16 female, 20 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
BB18 5 residents
7,930

Age bands in BB18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,297 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

778 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,898 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,141 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,745 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB18 5 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

2

within 5 km

  • BARNOLDSWICK MED CTR

    PARK ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 5BG

    ODS code P81078

    223 m

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    2.9 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

  • Manchester Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.0 miles
  • Sunday School

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • Sunday School

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • Longfield Court

    BCT · Town Head

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 002A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,344 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
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 £212,500 from 2 recorded sales in BB18 5AR. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 488 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

567 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 222 events.

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