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BB8 8GF

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 8NP 24 m
BB8 8EZ 373 m
BB8 8NR 442 m
BB8 8HG 479 m
BB8 0TX 542 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 8GF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8
Latitude
53.850123
Longitude
-2.158797
British National Grid easting
389,651
British National Grid northing
439,331

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
E00128039
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
41
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Newtown Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    717 m

  2. West Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    848 m

  3. The Nook School

    Other independent special school

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,900
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 751
  • Anti social behaviour 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Public order 117
  • Shoplifting 111

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81025

    811 m

  • HARAMBEE SURGERY

    27 SKIPTON ROAD, TRAWDEN, COLNE, BB8 8QU

    ODS code P81732

    1.5 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    4.2 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    4.2 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    4.2 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    4.2 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    4.2 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • British Legion

    BCT · Colne

    0.5 miles

  • British Legion

    BCT · Carry Bridge

    0.5 miles

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Colne

    0.5 miles

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Colne

    0.5 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Colne

    0.6 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Newtown Nursery School is the nearest published school at 717 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,900 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 751 events.

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