BB8 postcode area · Pendle

The BB8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, Pendle. Area Scores range from 2 to 73 across them. Every full BB8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BB8 district contains both ends of the scale: Carleton, Cowling & Cononley at 74 out of 100 (#1,808 of 6,856 in England) against Nelson East at 2, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £75,500 in Nelson Bradley to £253,500 in Carleton, Cowling & Cononley — a 3.4× gap within the BB8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Yorkshire and Pendle — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,894a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime70per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BB8 district

£160,000median home sold over the past year · +15.1% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 369 sales

Detached£339,950

Semi-detached£209,950

Terraced£131,000

Flat£96,000

Pendle£147,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Carleton, Cowling & CononleyNorth Yorkshire	1,808	74	£253,500
Barrowford, Higham & PendlesidePendle	2,356	66	£200,000
East Colne, Foulridge & TrawdenPendle	2,932	57	£192,500
Earby & SalterforthPendle	3,809	44	£170,000
Barnoldswick NorthPendle	4,255	38	£152,250
Barnoldswick SouthPendle	4,337	37	£147,950
Colne NorthPendle	5,921	14	£135,000
Colne WatersidePendle	6,284	8	£135,475
Nelson WestPendle	6,503	5	£95,000
Nelson BradleyPendle	6,695	2	£75,500
Nelson EastPendle	6,716	2	£84,975

People living in BB8 Census 2021

Residents85,900

Median age (est.)41

Density353per km²

No qualifications23%

Degree or above27%

No car or van23%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 12%Private rent 23%

Households

One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	15%
Skilled trades	14%
Elementary	12%
Managers & directors	11%
Process & plant	11%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Administrative	8%

Ethnic group

White 77%Asian 20%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 32% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BB8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BB8 district.

Barnoldswick Colne Nelson

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BB8.

BB9 BB18 BB94 BB10 BB12 BB11 BD23 BB7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.