Barrowford

Barrowford is covered by postcode district BB9. It is in the Pendle council area, Lancashire.

Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in Barrowford, last 12 months. ▲ 5.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 163 of 223 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 73 of 225 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 495 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Barrowford, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Barrowford, by flood risk Of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford that ONS places, 33 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 24 are at low risk at worst, 4 are at very low risk only and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 36 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Barrowford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M65A6068 BB9 6AB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AJ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AQ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AR: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AS: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6AY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BA: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BE: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BQ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6BZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DA: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DE: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DJ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6DY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EA: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EE: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EF: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EQ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6ES: not on the flood risk listBB9 6ET: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6FB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6FH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6FN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HF: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HS: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6HZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JF: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JJ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JR: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JS: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6JZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LS: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6LZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6NB: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PX: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PY: not on the flood risk listBB9 6PZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QA: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QE: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QF: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QG: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QH: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QJ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QQ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QR: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QS: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QT: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QU: not on the flood risk listBB9 6QW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RD: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RJ: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RL: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RN: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RR: not on the flood risk listBB9 6RW: not on the flood risk listBB9 6SA: not on the flood risk listBB9 6SB: not on the flood risk listBB9 8NU: not on the flood risk listBB9 8PN: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QF: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QL: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QN: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QP: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QR: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QS: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QT: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QW: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QX: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QY: not on the flood risk listBB9 8QZ: not on the flood risk listBB9 8RA: not on the flood risk listBB9 8RE: not on the flood risk listBB9 8RF: not on the flood risk listBB9 8RG: not on the flood risk listBB9 8SH: not on the flood risk listBB9 8SU: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TB: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TD: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TG: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TL: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TN: not on the flood risk listBB9 8TP: not on the flood risk listBB9 6EP: very low flood risk onlyBB9 6ER: very low flood risk onlyBB9 6JD: very low flood risk onlyBB9 6JE: very low flood risk onlyBB9 6DG: low flood risk at worstBB9 6DP: low flood risk at worstBB9 6DQ: low flood risk at worstBB9 6DT: low flood risk at worstBB9 6DX: low flood risk at worstBB9 6EJ: low flood risk at worstBB9 6EL: low flood risk at worstBB9 6JQ: low flood risk at worstBB9 6QB: low flood risk at worstBB9 8LQ: low flood risk at worstBB9 8NF: low flood risk at worstBB9 8NG: low flood risk at worstBB9 8PL: low flood risk at worstBB9 8PZ: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QA: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QB: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QE: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QG: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QH: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QJ: low flood risk at worstBB9 8QU: low flood risk at worstBB9 6DN: medium flood risk at worstBB9 6DR: medium flood risk at worstBB9 6DW: medium flood risk at worstBB9 6SD: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8AL: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8NE: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8PP: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8PR: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8PT: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8PX: medium flood risk at worstBB9 8PY: medium flood risk at worstBB9 6BU: high flood riskBB9 6EW: high flood riskBB9 6HQ: high flood riskBB9 6JH: high flood riskBB9 8BF: high flood riskBB9 8LG: high flood riskBB9 8NB: high flood riskBB9 8ND: high flood riskBB9 8NJ: high flood riskBB9 8NL: high flood riskBB9 8NN: high flood riskBB9 8NP: high flood riskBB9 8NR: high flood riskBB9 8NS: high flood riskBB9 8NT: high flood riskBB9 8NW: high flood riskBB9 8NX: high flood riskBB9 8NY: high flood riskBB9 8NZ: high flood riskBB9 8PA: high flood riskBB9 8PB: high flood riskBB9 8PD: high flood riskBB9 8PE: high flood riskBB9 8PF: high flood riskBB9 8PG: high flood riskBB9 8PH: high flood riskBB9 8PQ: high flood riskBB9 8PU: high flood riskBB9 8PW: high flood riskBB9 8RB: high flood riskBB9 8RD: high flood riskBB9 8TW: high flood riskBB9 8TZ: high flood risk Barrowford 36 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to BB9 8NS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk36 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Barrowford, by flood risk Of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford that ONS places, 33 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 24 are at low risk at worst, 4 are at very low risk only and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 36 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Barrowford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M65A56A6068 Barrowford
  • A home or business at high risk: 33
  • At medium risk at worst: 12
  • At low risk at worst: 24
  • At very low risk only: 4
  • Not on the at-risk list: 152
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford that ONS places, 33 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 24 are at low risk at worst, 4 are at very low risk only and 152 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.8509, longitude -2.2196. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

33 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BB9 8NS29 at high riskBB9 8PQ26 at high riskBB9 8PB25 at high riskBB9 8PA23 at high riskBB9 8NP23 at high riskBB9 8NZ22 at high riskBB9 8NB21 at high riskBB9 8LG19 at high riskBB9 8PF19 at high riskBB9 8ND17 at high riskBB9 8RB16 at high riskBB9 8BF12 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 36 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BB9 8NS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Barrowford?

Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. At 163 of the 223 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 495 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 73 of its 225 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Nelson, 1.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Barrowford?

Homes in Barrowford sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 121 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£179,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £362,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £239,500 27 sales
  • Terraced £157,350 64 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £111,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BB9 district, Barrowford's main postcode district: a typical £135,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Barrowford: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Barrowford?

6 of the 225 postcodes now in use in Barrowford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 145 homes sold in Barrowford were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BB9 district, 1%.

The newest postcodes

BB9 6FNsince May 2025BB9 6FHsince December 2022BB9 6ETsince June 2022BB9 6FBsince June 2022BB9 6DYsince February 2022BB9 6BWsince May 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BarrowfordAcross the BB9 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 121 (0%) 1 of 504 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 1 of 145 (Under 1%) 9 of 612 (1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Barrowford?

Ofcom reports on 223 of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford. At 163 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit163 of 223
Postcodes where every home can get superfast210 of 223

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Barrowford at risk of flooding?

73 of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 495 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 73 of 225 postcodes High: 353Medium: 142Low: 425Very low: 31

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Barrowford?

The open schools at the postcodes in Barrowford. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Barrowford?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Barrowford is Nelson Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Nelson Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Colne Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Brierfield Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Barrowford?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Barrowford. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Barrowford safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,716 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Barrowford over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 151 September 2025
  2. 150 October 2025
  3. 161 November 2025
  4. 130 December 2025
  5. 135 January 2026
  6. 88 February 2026
  7. 155 March 2026
  8. 130 April 2026
  9. 154 May 2026
  10. 143 June 2026
  11. 150 July 2026
  12. 169 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences658 reports
Anti-social behaviour366 reports
Shoplifting120 reports
Criminal damage and arson114 reports
Burglary84 reports
Public order80 reports
Other theft78 reports
Vehicle crime66 reports

Also: drugs 63, other crime 44, possession of weapons 21, robbery 12, theft from the person 8, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Barrowford?

District, borough or city council
Pendle
County council
Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Police force area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Jonathan Hinder (Labour)

All 225 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Barrowford

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Barrowford postcodes

225 postcodes in use in Barrowford, by district:

BB9 postcode district,225 postcodes

That district is in the BB postcode area.

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Places near Barrowford

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Barrowford's £190,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Nelson1.8 km, £102,000Brierfield3.1 km, £163,000Colne3.5 km, £145,000Foulridge4.4 km, £232,500Trawden5.4 km, £186,500Burnley6.7 km, £140,000Barnoldswick7.8 km, £150,000Padiham8.4 km, £115,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Barrowford

What is it like to live in Barrowford?
Homes sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. At 163 of the 223 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 495 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 73 of its 225 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Nelson, 1.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Barrowford?
Barrowford is covered by postcode district BB9, across 225 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Barrowford in?
Barrowford is in the Pendle council area, and Lancashire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Barrowford?
Barrowford is in the Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jonathan Hinder (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Barrowford?
Homes in Barrowford sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 121 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Barrowford?
In Barrowford, primary schools at its postcodes include Barrowford School, Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School and Blacko Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Grow Independent School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Barrowford have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Barrowford is Nelson, 1.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Barrowford?
Ofcom reports on 223 of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford. At 163 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Barrowford at risk of flooding?
73 of the 225 postcodes in Barrowford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 495 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Barrowford?
6 of the 225 postcodes now in use in Barrowford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 145 homes sold in Barrowford were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BB9 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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