Barrowford

13°CMist

• Today: 17° / 13° · 51% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:32

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Bury Radcliffe, United Kingdom

272 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences116
• Anti-social behaviour45
• Public order25
• Other theft18

Neighbourhood team: Barrowford & Pendleside · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

143 reported road collisions (2024)

38 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

398 food businesses within 2 miles

• 318 rated 4–5 ★ (245 top)
• 30 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Nelson (1.3 km)
• 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£149,613 average▲ 8.6% YoY

Across Pendle · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£666 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

• 1 bed £494
• 2 bed £629
• 3 bed £734

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

4.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.5 times median annual pay (3.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Booths Car Park (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches26
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Overnight resurfacing works to minimise disruption as Nelson town centre scheme completes· 8 Sept 2026
• Food and drinks discount for theatre-goers at Colne Market Hall· 4 Sept 2026
• Annual electoral canvass household visits· 3 Sept 2026
• Council, Police and Fire Service working together to tackle late-night fireworks· 3 Sept 2026
• Council condemns vandalism of Nelson war memorial· 2 Sept 2026

Source: Pendle Council

95,757 residents in Pendle · 565/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 36 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

32% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,640 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (60% of 41,670)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

55 schools · 14,890 pupils

37 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 18 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Pendle

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

113 applications decided

85.8% granted · 97 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jonathan Hinder

Labour

Pendle and Clitheroe

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Con 8
• LD 7
• Ref 5
• Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,550 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

77 jobs advertised · £39,440 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Account Manager - Connectivity

Source: Adzuna

£620 median full-time weekly pay

5.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,449 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

26% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,326 certificates

16% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

71% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 56% · Imports 18% · Gas 11% · Wind 10%

52 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

9 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in BB9

• Reedyford Hlth Care Group
• Pendle View Medical Centre
• Pwe Pendle Valley Mill

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Pendle and Clitheroe:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office413 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s354 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases214 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership204 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Colne Water · 0.3 km

  Colne Water is a river in eastern Lancashire. It is approximately 5.0 miles (7.987 km) long and has a catchment area excluding its major tributaries of 4.47 square miles (11.584 km2).

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  Walverden Water · 0.4 km

  Walverden Water is a statutory main river in Lancashire, England. It is approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) long and has a catchment area of 5.04 square miles (1,304.23 ha).

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  Barrowford · 0.5 km

  Barrowford is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, north of Nelson, near the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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  Seedhill Cricket Ground · 0.7 km

  The Seedhill Cricket Ground is a small cricket stadium in the English town of Nelson, Lancashire. It is the home of Lancashire League cricket team Nelson Cricket Club. It is situated near to Seedhill Football Ground,…

• Nelson power station · 0.7 km

  Nelson power station supplied electricity to the town of Nelson, Lancashire and the surrounding area from 1892 to 1960. The power station was owned and operated by Nelson Corporation prior to the nationalisation of th…

• Seedhill Football Ground · 0.8 km

  The Seedhill Football Ground also known as the Seedhill Stadium, was a primarily a football stadium in Nelson, Lancashire from 1889 to 1971. During their tenure at Seedhill, Nelson were members of the English Football…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)