BB8 5AN

Barnoldswick · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Pendle
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB18 5AN 2 m
BB18 5DE 22 m
BB18 5DF 24 m
BB18 5AL 43 m
BB18 5AW 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 5AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5
Latitude
53.914570
Longitude
-2.186780
British National Grid easting
387,829
British National Grid northing
446,506

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
E00127892
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 002B · E01025196
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 002 · E02005241

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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

    429 m
  2. Gisburn Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    488 m
  3. West Craven High School

    Academy converter

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 221
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • 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
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BARNOLDSWICK MED CTR

    PARK ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 5BG

    ODS code P81078

    92 m

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    2.8 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

    0.1 miles
  • Rainhall Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • Sussex Street

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • West Craven Sports Centre

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles
  • Sunday School

    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

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

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 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.5 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.