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BB8 8AY

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB8 8EY 29 m
BB8 8DL 60 m
BB8 8BA 64 m
BB8 8AZ 68 m
BB8 8AX 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 8AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8
Latitude
53.851613
Longitude
-2.179340
British National Grid easting
388,300
British National Grid northing
439,500

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
E00181513
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 007C · E01025228
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 007 · E02005246

Postcode source versions

Explore BB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Colne Primet Primary School

    Community school

    579 m

  2. Colne Lord Street School

    Academy converter

    585 m

  3. Colne Primet Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 846
  • Anti social behaviour 437
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Public order 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB8 8 residents
5,371

Age bands in BB8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

889 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

508 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,643 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,012 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81025

    1.1 km

  • HARAMBEE SURGERY

    27 SKIPTON ROAD, TRAWDEN, COLNE, BB8 8QU

    ODS code P81732

    2.8 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    2.9 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    3.0 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    3.0 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    3.0 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    3.0 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    3.0 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Sidings

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

  • The Sidings

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

  • Nicholas Street

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

  • Nicholas Street

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

  • South Valley Drive

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,955 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Colne Primet Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 846 events.

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