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BB9 7DX

Whitefield & Walverden · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Nelson
Ward
Whitefield & Walverden
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB9 5SX 105 m
BB9 5RF 116 m
BB9 5RE 127 m
BB9 7SH 145 m
BB9 5RD 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB9 7DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 7
Latitude
53.830647
Longitude
-2.230452
British National Grid easting
384,930
British National Grid northing
437,177

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
E00128061
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 011C · E01025229
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 011 · E02005250

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Alder House, Alder Bank, Nelson, BB9 7DX 19 October 2020 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. Marsden Heights Community College

    Academy sponsor led

    633 m

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

    Academy converter

    781 m

  3. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,905
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,141
  • Anti social behaviour 578
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Other theft 194
  • Shoplifting 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB9 7 residents
8,811

Age bands in BB9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27.1%

2,459 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

1,449 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

2,767 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.4%

1,671 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

716 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    527 m

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    1.1 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    1.1 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    1.1 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    1.1 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    1.1 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    2.0 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    2.5 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    3.3 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    3.3 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.0 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    4.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    4.4 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    4.6 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park View Close

    BCT · Brierfield

    0.1 miles

  • Churchill Way

    BCT · Lomeshaye

    0.1 miles

  • Churchill Way

    BCT · Lomeshaye

    0.1 miles

  • Park View Close

    BCT · Brierfield

    0.1 miles

  • Marsden Height Comm Coll

    BCT · Brierfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 011C, 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

2,294 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

66 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. Marsden Heights Community College is the nearest published school at 633 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,905 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,141 events.

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