Area guide

Living in BB8, Pendle

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BB8 in Pendle. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Pendle: £152,798, up 8.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BB8 →
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Council tax at Band D in Pendle: £2,640 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BB8 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BB8 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BB8

96 recorded home sales on the streets around central BB8 in the last 2 years, with a median of £105,000 and a range from £20,000 to £286,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
32 Portland Street, BB8 0LX Terraced £90,000 20 Aug 2026
8 Stratford Way, BB8 0QL Terraced £210,000 14 Aug 2026
16 Skipton Road, BB8 0NH Terraced £160,000 5 Aug 2026
13 Grosvenor Street, BB8 0JP Terraced £117,950 3 Aug 2026
1A Cross Skelton Street, BB8 9JB Semi-detached £160,000 31 Jul 2026
94 Skipton Road, BB8 0NU Terraced £152,200 27 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

22 schools within 3 miles , of which 74% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Laneshaw Bridge Primary Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away no figure
Park Primary School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
Colne Lord Street School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Colne Primet Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

13 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BB8 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Skilled trades15.3%
Caring, leisure and other service13.1%
Elementary occupations13.1%
Professional occupations11.2%
Process, plant and machine operatives10.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BB8 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: owner-occupiers, down 9.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BB8 (E01025207, 1,185 residents in 2021, down 6.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: owner-occupiers, down 9.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 51.4% 42.2% -9.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 30.4% 36.4% +6.0 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 16.6% 21.4% +4.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 12.4% 15.1% +2.7 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.2% 20.7% +4.5 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.9% 21.6% +7.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 4.7% 4.7% 0.0 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 71.1% 73.0% +1.9 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.7% 96.9% +0.2 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

154 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BB8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Pendle's figures.

Buses from the centre of BB8

Best-served stop: Farm Foods, with 6.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BB8 is Farm Foods: 6.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.2 in the evening and 3.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:20, last 23:03. Routes there: M5, M4, M3, M6, 120, C1. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

2 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BB8. The nearest, The Richmond Hill Practice, has 12,738 registered patients and 3,023 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Richmond Hill Practice0.1 mi12,7383,023
Harambee Surgery1.3 mi4,565Not given

Nearest A&E: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, where 68.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 68.6%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Pendle pays £2,640 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Pendle, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Pendle, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,129+3.9%
2022-23£2,211+3.9%
2023-24£2,302+4.1%
2024-25£2,415+4.9%
2025-26£2,535+5.0%
2026-27£2,640+4.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Pendle, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BB8

What is the average house price in BB8?

The average sold price in Pendle is £152,798 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BB8?

Prices in Pendle are up 8.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BB8?

The median of 96 recorded sales around central BB8 in the last 2 years is £105,000, ranging from £20,000 to £286,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BB8?

22 schools sit within 3 miles of central BB8, and 74% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BB8?

154 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BB8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BB8 at risk of flooding?

Central BB8 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BB8 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 74% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £105,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 154 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BB8 safe?

154 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BB8 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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