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BB8 8ES

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 8ER 65 m
BB8 8EP 81 m
BB8 8EJ 99 m
BB8 8FP 136 m
BB8 8FD 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 8ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8
Latitude
53.851622
Longitude
-2.173259
British National Grid easting
388,700
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
E00128042
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 007B · E01025227
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
45
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. The Nook School

    Other independent special school

    547 m

  2. West Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    627 m

  3. Colne Lord Street School

    Academy converter

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 898
  • Anti social behaviour 463
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Shoplifting 163
  • Public order 143

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

    799 m

  • HARAMBEE SURGERY

    27 SKIPTON ROAD, TRAWDEN, COLNE, BB8 8QU

    ODS code P81732

    2.4 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    3.3 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    3.4 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    3.4 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    3.4 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    3.4 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    3.4 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Spring Gardens Lane

    BCT · Lenches

    0.1 miles

  • Knotts Lane

    BCT · Lenches

    0.2 miles

  • Knotts Lane

    BCT · Lenches

    0.2 miles

  • Admiral Lord Rodney

    BCT · Lenches

    0.2 miles

  • Nicholas Street

    BCT · Lenches

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 007B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

992 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Nook School is the nearest published school at 547 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 898 events.

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