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BB8 5AL

Barnoldswick · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnoldswick
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB18 5AL 6 m
BB18 5AN 50 m
BB18 5BG 50 m
BB18 5DE 56 m
BB18 5DF 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 5AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5
Latitude
53.914769
Longitude
-2.186127
British National Grid easting
387,872
British National Grid northing
446,528

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Electoral ward
Barnoldswick · E05015546
Parish or community
E04013238
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127888
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 002B · E01025196
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 002 · E02005241

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    389 m

  2. West Craven High School

    Academy converter

    470 m

  3. Gisburn Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
571
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 221
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 40
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BARNOLDSWICK MED CTR

    PARK ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 5BG

    ODS code P81078

    50 m

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rainhall Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Sussex Street

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • West Craven Sports Centre

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Manchester Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • West Craven Sports Centre

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 002B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,019 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

571 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 221 events.

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