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BB8 5LW

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 5LW 4 m
BB18 5LA 64 m
BB18 5LH 76 m
BB18 5AS 94 m
BB18 5JZ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 5
Latitude
53.923616
Longitude
-2.195424
British National Grid easting
387,264
British National Grid northing
447,514

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
E00127878
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 001A · E01025191
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 001 · E02005240

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    540 m

  2. Gisburn Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    680 m

  3. Coates Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
528
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 34
  • Public order 33

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

    1.1 km

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Foster Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Carr Road

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Greenberfield Lane

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Blackeley Crescent

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

  • Greenberfield Lane

    BCT · Barnoldswick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 001A, 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

22,765 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

528 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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