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BB9 8SU

Barrowford & Pendleside · Pendle · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Nelson
Ward
Barrowford & Pendleside
Local authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB9 8RG 24 m
BB9 8QP 34 m
BB9 8TN 59 m
BB9 8TD 81 m
BB9 8SH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB9 8SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB9
Postcode sector
BB9 8
Latitude
53.848851
Longitude
-2.223833
British National Grid easting
385,372
British National Grid northing
439,201

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Pendle · E07000122
Electoral ward
Barrowford & Pendleside · E05013201
Parish or community
E04005217
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00127770
Lower layer super output area
Pendle 008B · E01025175
Middle layer super output area
Pendle 008 · E02005247

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Hetton Lea, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8SU 20 March 2020 £430,000
3, Hetton Lea, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8SU 25 April 2008 £339,000
3, Hetton Lea, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8SU 31 July 2003 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. Grow Independent School

    Other independent special school

    210 m

  2. Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    247 m

  3. Barrowford School

    Community school

    518 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 671
  • Anti social behaviour 340
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Other theft 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
BB9 8 residents
8,961

Age bands in BB9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,872 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,042 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,224 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

2,023 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,409 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • BARROWFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81757

    34 m

  • DR JEHANGIR (SH)

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

    ODS code P81731

    1.2 km

  • NELSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81170

    1.2 km

  • PWE PENDLE VALLEY MILL

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

    ODS code P81123

    1.2 km

  • REEDYFORD HLTH CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code P81032

    1.2 km

  • WHITEFIELD HEALTHCARE

    CARR ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7SR

    ODS code P81736

    1.2 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    2.6 km

  • THE RICHMOND HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81025

    4.0 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    4.3 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

  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Barrowford

    0.1 miles

  • Higher Causeway

    BCT · Barrowford

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Barrowford

    0.1 miles

  • Higher Causeway

    BCT · Barrowford

    0.1 miles

  • Warren Drive

    BCT · Barrowford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Pendle 008B, 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

26,723 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Grow Independent School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 671 events.

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