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BB8 0JU

Waterside & Horsfield · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Waterside & Horsfield
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB8 0HS 56 m
BB8 0HW 78 m
BB8 0JZ 82 m
BB8 0HL 107 m
BB8 0HN 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 0JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 0
Latitude
53.856432
Longitude
-2.165708
British National Grid easting
389,198
British National Grid northing
440,034

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Electoral ward
Waterside & Horsfield · E05013210
Parish or community
E04005232
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128040
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 007B · E01025227
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 007 · E02005246

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. West Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    109 m

  2. Newtown Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    201 m

  3. Park Primary School

    Community school

    500 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 873
  • Anti social behaviour 445
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Public order 142
  • Shoplifting 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB8 0 residents
5,558

Age bands in BB8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,064 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

631 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,457 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,526 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,110 residents

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

8

within 5 km

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

    COLNE HEALTH CENTRE, CRADDOCK ROAD, COLNE, BB8 0JZ

    ODS code P81025

    82 m

  • HARAMBEE SURGERY

    27 SKIPTON ROAD, TRAWDEN, COLNE, BB8 8QU

    ODS code P81732

    2.1 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    3.9 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    4.1 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    4.1 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    4.1 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    4.1 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    4.1 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

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 007B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

992 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. West Street Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 109 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 873 events.

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