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BB8 8GD

Whitefield & Walverden · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whitefield & Walverden
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB9 4BD 0 m
BB9 4DA 0 m
BB9 4EQ 0 m
BB9 4FT 0 m
BB9 4FW 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 8GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8
Latitude
53.834157
Longitude
-2.218270
British National Grid easting
385,733
British National Grid northing
437,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Electoral ward
Whitefield & Walverden · E05013211
Parish or community
E04005233
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128033
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 011A · E01025224
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 011 · E02005250

Postcode source versions

Explore BB8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    172 m

  2. Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    264 m

  3. Marsden Community Primary School

    Community school

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,776
  • Anti social behaviour 815
  • Criminal damage and arson 326
  • Other theft 267
  • Public order 210

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    433 m

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    433 m

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    433 m

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    433 m

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    433 m

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    1.3 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    1.6 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

    BRIERCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BRIERCLIFFE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 2EZ

    ODS code P81053

    2.7 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    3.8 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    3.9 km

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81025

    4.3 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.6 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, 3RD FLOOR CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81020

    4.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81780

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lomeshaye Road

    BCT · Nelson

    102 m

  • Lomeshaye Road

    BCT · Nelson

    103 m

  • Mosley Street

    BCT · Nelson

    122 m

  • Duerden Street

    BCT · Nelson

    223 m

  • Duerden Street

    BCT · Nelson

    226 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 011A, 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

1,505 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 356 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,776 events.

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