BB8 7JS postcode in Colne, Lancashire

BB8 7JS is a postcode in Colne, in the Vivary Bridge ward of Pendle. It is in the Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 can get it. Pendle: 94% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in BB8 7, last 12 months. ▼ 16% on the year before Nearest station Colne 1.5 km in a straight line

Where BB8 7JS is, and what is near it

Map of BB8 7JS and what is near it Map of BB8 7JS: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the BB8 7 sector, 4 schools (1 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 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6068M65 BB8 7AA: also in BB8 7BB8 7AB: also in BB8 7BB8 7AD: also in BB8 7BB8 7AE: also in BB8 7BB8 7AF: also in BB8 7BB8 7AG: also in BB8 7BB8 7AH: also in BB8 7BB8 7AJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7AL: also in BB8 7BB8 7AN: also in BB8 7BB8 7AP: also in BB8 7BB8 7AQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7AR: also in BB8 7BB8 7AS: also in BB8 7BB8 7AT: also in BB8 7BB8 7AU: also in BB8 7BB8 7AW: also in BB8 7BB8 7AX: also in BB8 7BB8 7AY: also in BB8 7BB8 7AZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7BA: also in BB8 7BB8 7BB: also in BB8 7BB8 7BE: also in BB8 7BB8 7BF: also in BB8 7BB8 7BG: also in BB8 7BB8 7BH: also in BB8 7BB8 7BJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7BL: also in BB8 7BB8 7BN: also in BB8 7BB8 7BP: also in BB8 7BB8 7BQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7BZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7DA: also in BB8 7BB8 7DB: also in BB8 7BB8 7DD: also in BB8 7BB8 7DE: also in BB8 7BB8 7DF: also in BB8 7BB8 7DG: also in BB8 7BB8 7DH: also in BB8 7BB8 7DJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7DL: also in BB8 7BB8 7DN: also in BB8 7BB8 7DP: also in BB8 7BB8 7DQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7DR: also in BB8 7BB8 7DS: also in BB8 7BB8 7DT: also in BB8 7BB8 7DU: also in BB8 7BB8 7DW: also in BB8 7BB8 7DX: also in BB8 7BB8 7DY: also in BB8 7BB8 7EA: also in BB8 7BB8 7ET: also in BB8 7BB8 7EU: also in BB8 7BB8 7EY: also in BB8 7BB8 7GL: also in BB8 7BB8 7GN: also in BB8 7BB8 7GP: also in BB8 7BB8 7GQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7GR: also in BB8 7BB8 7GZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7HA: also in BB8 7BB8 7HB: also in BB8 7BB8 7HD: also in BB8 7BB8 7HE: also in BB8 7BB8 7HY: also in BB8 7BB8 7JP: also in BB8 7BB8 7JR: also in BB8 7BB8 7JT: also in BB8 7BB8 7JU: also in BB8 7BB8 7JW: also in BB8 7BB8 7JX: also in BB8 7BB8 7JY: also in BB8 7BB8 7JZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7LA: also in BB8 7BB8 7LB: also in BB8 7BB8 7LD: also in BB8 7BB8 7LE: also in BB8 7BB8 7LF: also in BB8 7BB8 7LG: also in BB8 7BB8 7LH: also in BB8 7BB8 7LJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7LL: also in BB8 7BB8 7LN: also in BB8 7BB8 7LQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7LY: also in BB8 7BB8 7LZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7NA: also in BB8 7BB8 7NB: also in BB8 7BB8 7NF: also in BB8 7BB8 7NH: also in BB8 7BB8 7NN: also in BB8 7BB8 7NP: also in BB8 7BB8 7NQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7NR: also in BB8 7BB8 7NS: also in BB8 7BB8 7NT: also in BB8 7BB8 7NU: also in BB8 7BB8 7NW: also in BB8 7BB8 7NX: also in BB8 7BB8 7NY: also in BB8 7BB8 7NZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7PA: also in BB8 7BB8 7PB: also in BB8 7BB8 7PD: also in BB8 7BB8 7PE: also in BB8 7BB8 7PF: also in BB8 7BB8 7PG: also in BB8 7BB8 7PH: also in BB8 7BB8 7PJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7PL: also in BB8 7BB8 7PN: also in BB8 7BB8 7PP: also in BB8 7BB8 7PQ: also in BB8 7BB8 7PS: also in BB8 7BB8 7PT: also in BB8 7BB8 7PU: also in BB8 7BB8 7PW: also in BB8 7BB8 7PX: also in BB8 7BB8 7PY: also in BB8 7BB8 7PZ: also in BB8 7BB8 7QA: also in BB8 7BB8 7QB: also in BB8 7BB8 7QD: also in BB8 7BB8 7QE: also in BB8 7BB8 7QF: also in BB8 7BB8 7QJ: also in BB8 7BB8 7QL: also in BB8 7BB8 7QN: also in BB8 7BB8 7QP: also in BB8 7BB8 7QT: also in BB8 7BB8 7QW: also in BB8 7BB8 7QY: also in BB8 7BB8 7RA: also in BB8 7BB8 7RB: also in BB8 7BB8 7RD: also in BB8 7BB8 7RE: also in BB8 7 The Nook School 2.2 kmBarrowford Surgery 4.0 kmColneFoulridge BB8 7JS Map of BB8 7JS and what is near it Map of BB8 7JS: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the BB8 7 sector, 4 schools (1 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 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Nook School 2.2 kmHarambee Surgery 3.1 kmBarrowford Surgery 4.0 kmFoulridge BB8 7JS
  • BB8 7JS
  • Other postcodes in BB8 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.8666, longitude -2.1711)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB8 7JS?

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 BB8 7JS?

Every home and business at BB8 7JS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Pendle: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Pendle: 98%

The line marks the figure across Pendle.

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 BB8 7JS?

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 BB8 7JS 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 BB8 7JS.

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 BB8 7JS: 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 BB8 7JS 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 BB8 7JS?

Homes in BB8 7 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 16% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £173,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £122,500 5 sales

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

Across the whole BB8 district: a typical £153,500 from 310 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 BB8 7JS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB8 7JS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 BB8 7JS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around BB8 7JS. Over half of them (69%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (47%). 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 BB8 7JS

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 A, the most common, is £1,760.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 470 (69%)£1,760
Band Babout 60 (9%)£2,053
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,347
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,640
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,227
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,814
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,400
Band Hfewer than 5£5,280

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 47% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 BB8 7JS is in (ONS area E01025221), 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest open schools to BB8 7JS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB8 7JS is Colne Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Colne Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Nelson Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Red Lane, 207 m away.

More stations near BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB8 7JS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.0 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest to the centre of BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB8 7JS, 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 BB8 7JS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB8 7JS 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 BB8 7JS in a conservation area?

The centre of BB8 7JS 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 BB8 7JS?

Police.uk records 151 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB8 7JS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Public order9 reports
Burglary6 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports

Also: other theft 6, drugs 5, shoplifting 4, other crime 3, possession of weapons 1.

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 BB8 7JS

Ward
Vivary Bridge
Parish
Colne
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Colne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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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