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BB9 6NY

Fence & Higham · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Fence & Higham
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 9PP 115 m
BB12 9QB 185 m
BB12 9PS 386 m
BB12 9PR 387 m
BB12 9QA 423 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB9 6NY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2015
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 6
Latitude
53.841182
Longitude
-2.256056
British National Grid easting
383,249
British National Grid northing
438,355

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Electoral ward
Fence & Higham · E05013207
Parish or community
E04005223
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127967
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 008F · E01025211
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 008 · E02005247

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    755 m

  2. Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Roughlee Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Burglary 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB9 6 residents
4,541

Age bands in BB9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

668 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

900 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,425 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

1,399 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

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    2.3 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    2.3 km

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    2.5 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    2.5 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    2.5 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    2.5 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    2.5 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    4.5 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.6 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • White Swan

    BCT · Wheatley Lane

    0.3 miles

  • White Swan

    BCT · Wheatley Lane

    0.3 miles

  • Village Stores

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles

  • Village Store

    BCT · Fence

    0.3 miles

  • Old Laund Street

    BCT · Fence

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 008F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,093 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 24 events.

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