Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB18 5AN
Postcode
BB18 5AN
Coordinates
53.9146, -2.1868
Grid reference
SD878465
Easting
387,828
Northing
446,504
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VWR77+R7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Barnoldswick
Travel to Work
Burnley
ITL Region
Pendle
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6019
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6019 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BB18 5AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB18 5AN
Counts are for Barnoldswick electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.7%
Other White5.6%
Pakistani2.3%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
No religion48.7%
Christian42.4%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim2.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.8%
25–3416.1%
65–7410.9%
10–156.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Other31.9%
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.3%
Administrative Information
Pendle
Local Authority
Council AreaPendle and Clitheroe E14001422
Constituency
E14001422Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Barnoldswick
Constituency code
E14001422
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Barnoldswick
International Territorial Level
Pendle
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Pendle 002B E01025196
E01025196MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Pendle 002 E02005241
E02005241LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Pendle 002B E01025196
E01025196MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Pendle 002 E02005241
E02005241Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode BB18 5AN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6019
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025196 and MSOA E02005241 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB18 5AN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB18 5AN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
2.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
62%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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