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BB8 5HG

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 5HG 1 m
BB18 5HE 118 m
BB18 5RB 222 m
BB18 5QR 270 m
BB18 5HQ 322 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 5HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5
Latitude
53.906908
Longitude
-2.189973
British National Grid easting
387,617
British National Grid northing
445,654

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
E00127900
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 002A · E01025195
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
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. West Craven High School

    Academy converter

    894 m

  2. Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. Gisburn Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 181
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 34
  • Shoplifting 29

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 straight-line

  • BARNOLDSWICK MED CTR

    PARK ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 5BG

    ODS code P81078

    961 m

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Gillians Lane

    BCT · Gillians

    0.1 miles

  • Higher Lane

    BCT · Gillians

    0.2 miles

  • Bancroft Fold

    BCT · Town Head

    0.3 miles

  • Sackville Street

    BCT · Town Head

    0.3 miles

  • Gillians Lane

    BCT · Town Head

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. West Craven High School is the nearest published school at 894 m.

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

Recorded crime

472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 181 events.

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