BB8 8LT

Waterside & Horsfield · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Pendle
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB8 8JD 42 m
BB8 8JJ 68 m
BB8 8JW 71 m
BB8 8JP 110 m
BB8 8JH 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 8LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 8
Latitude
53.848898
Longitude
-2.191488
British National Grid easting
387,500
British National Grid northing
439,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Parish or community
E04005232
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128050
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
52
Primary
32
Secondary
5
  1. Colne Primet Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    220 m
  2. Pendle View Primary School

    Community special school

    222 m
  3. Colne Primet Primary School

    Community school

    289 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 974
  • Anti social behaviour 451
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Other theft 136
  • Public order 114

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81025

    2.0 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    2.1 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    2.2 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    2.2 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    2.2 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    2.2 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    2.2 km

  • HARAMBEE SURGERY

    27 SKIPTON ROAD, TRAWDEN, COLNE, BB8 8QU

    ODS code P81732

    3.6 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    3.7 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitewalls Drive

    BCT · Colne

    0.0 miles
  • Whitewalls Drive

    BCT · Colne

    0.1 miles
  • Primit High School

    BCT · Primet

    0.1 miles
  • Phillips Lane

    BCT · Primet

    0.1 miles
  • Colne More Fisher School

    BCT · Colne

    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

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Colne Primet Academy is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 974 events.

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