BB12 9PE postcode in Fence, Lancashire

BB12 9PE is a postcode in Fence, in the Fence & Higham ward of Pendle. It is in the Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since February 1990.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BB12 9PE can get it Across Pendle: 94% Typical price £257,500 Homes sold in BB12 9, last 12 months. ▼ 12.7% on the year before Nearest station Brierfield 2.0 km in a straight line

Where BB12 9PE is, and what is near it

Map of BB12 9PE and what is near it Map of BB12 9PE: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the BB12 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BB12 9AH: also in BB12 9BB12 9AJ: also in BB12 9BB12 9BX: also in BB12 9BB12 9DX: also in BB12 9BB12 9DY: also in BB12 9BB12 9DZ: also in BB12 9BB12 9EA: also in BB12 9BB12 9EB: also in BB12 9BB12 9ED: also in BB12 9BB12 9EE: also in BB12 9BB12 9EF: also in BB12 9BB12 9EG: also in BB12 9BB12 9EH: also in BB12 9BB12 9EJ: also in BB12 9BB12 9EL: also in BB12 9BB12 9EN: also in BB12 9BB12 9EP: also in BB12 9BB12 9EQ: also in BB12 9BB12 9ER: also in BB12 9BB12 9ES: also in BB12 9BB12 9ET: also in BB12 9BB12 9EW: also in BB12 9BB12 9EX: also in BB12 9BB12 9FA: also in BB12 9BB12 9HL: also in BB12 9BB12 9HN: also in BB12 9BB12 9JF: also in BB12 9BB12 9JG: also in BB12 9BB12 9JH: also in BB12 9BB12 9JJ: also in BB12 9BB12 9JL: also in BB12 9BB12 9JN: also in BB12 9BB12 9JP: also in BB12 9BB12 9JQ: also in BB12 9BB12 9JW: also in BB12 9BB12 9LP: also in BB12 9BB12 9LR: also in BB12 9BB12 9LU: also in BB12 9BB12 9LW: also in BB12 9BB12 9LX: also in BB12 9BB12 9LY: also in BB12 9BB12 9LZ: also in BB12 9BB12 9NB: also in BB12 9BB12 9NE: also in BB12 9BB12 9NF: also in BB12 9BB12 9NT: also in BB12 9BB12 9NU: also in BB12 9BB12 9NX: also in BB12 9BB12 9NY: also in BB12 9BB12 9NZ: also in BB12 9BB12 9PA: also in BB12 9BB12 9PB: also in BB12 9BB12 9PD: also in BB12 9BB12 9PF: also in BB12 9BB12 9PG: also in BB12 9BB12 9PH: also in BB12 9BB12 9PJ: also in BB12 9BB12 9PL: also in BB12 9BB12 9PN: also in BB12 9BB12 9PP: also in BB12 9BB12 9PQ: also in BB12 9BB12 9PR: also in BB12 9BB12 9PS: also in BB12 9BB12 9PT: also in BB12 9BB12 9PU: also in BB12 9BB12 9PW: also in BB12 9BB12 9PX: also in BB12 9BB12 9PY: also in BB12 9BB12 9PZ: also in BB12 9BB12 9QA: also in BB12 9BB12 9QB: also in BB12 9BB12 9QD: also in BB12 9BB12 9QE: also in BB12 9BB12 9QF: also in BB12 9BB12 9QG: also in BB12 9BB12 9QH: also in BB12 9BB12 9QJ: also in BB12 9BB12 9QL: also in BB12 9BB12 9QQ: also in BB12 9BB12 9QR: also in BB12 9 2 GP practices, 2.6 kmSchool 2.6 kmSchool 2.7 kmNelson station 2.9 kmFence & Higham BB12 9PE Map of BB12 9PE and what is near it Map of BB12 9PE: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the BB12 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.1 kmSchool 2.6 kmSchool 2.7 kmFence & Higham BB12 9PE
  • BB12 9PE
  • Other postcodes in BB12 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.8361, longitude -2.2585)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB12 9PE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BB12 9PE?

Every home and business at BB12 9PE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BB12 9PE 100% Pendle 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BB12 9PE 100% Pendle 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BB12 9PE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Pendle Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Pendle Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BB12 9PE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BB12 9PE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Pendle

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB12 9PE: 1,149 properties in Pendle are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Pendle

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BB12 9PE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BB12 9PE?

Homes in BB12 9 sold for a typical £257,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, down 12.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£257,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£295,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £427,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £275,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £215,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole BB12 district: a typical £170,000 from 480 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BB12 9PE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BB12 9PE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BB12 9PE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around BB12 9PE. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BB12 9PE

Band D in Pendle for 2026‑27: £2,640. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,760 (band A) to £4,400 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,640.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,760
Band Babout 70 (10%)£2,053
Band Cabout 170 (23%)£2,347
Band Dabout 210 (29%)£2,640
Band Eabout 150 (21%)£3,227
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,814
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,400
Band Hwithheld£5,280

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Pendle before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BB12 9PE is in (ONS area E01025211), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest open schools to BB12 9PE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB12 9PE, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BB12 9PE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB12 9PE is Brierfield Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Brierfield Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Nelson Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Laund Street, 81 m away.

More stations near BB12 9PE, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB12 9PE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BB12 9PE?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB12 9PE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Polar Network Charging point · 1 charger 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest to the centre of BB12 9PE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BB12 9PE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB12 9PE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB12 9PE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BB12 9PE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB12 9PE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BB12 9PE in a conservation area?

The centre of BB12 9PE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BB12 9PE?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB12 9PE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Drugs3 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BB12 9PE

Ward
Fence & Higham
Parish
Old Laund Booth
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Fence
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 1990

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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