Colne

8°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 6° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:27

9h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

154 reported · August 2026▼ 42% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences67
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Criminal damage & arson17
• Public order10

Neighbourhood team: Vivary bridge · Lancashire

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

134 reported road collisions (2025)

41 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

277 food businesses within 2 miles

• 232 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
• 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Colne (0.8 km)
• 51 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£156,011 average▲ 9% YoY

Across Pendle · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£670 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £497
• 2 bed £633
• 3 bed £739

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,295 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (8.4 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Church St. Parking/Charging (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches29
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Pendle residents are being encouraged to recycle their food waste· 4 Nov 2026
• Pendle sets out plan to tackle £1.1m budget gap· 3 Nov 2026
• Grants available to keep your home warm this winter· 2 Nov 2026
• Pay your respects this Remembrance Sunday· 29 Oct 2026
• Partnership action delivers crime cuts across Pendle· 27 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,048
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,281
• Net moves−233

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 13 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

35% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

50 inspected 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 homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• In a conservation area (Albert Road, Colne)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

113 applications decided

81.4% granted · 92 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jonathan Hinder

Labour

Pendle and Clitheroe

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Con 10
• LD 5
• Ref 5
• Oth 13

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

• Schools9
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,525 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

62 jobs advertised · £35,074 avg

e.g. Meat Production Operative, Engineering Manager, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£620 median full-time weekly pay

5.6% 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

85% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%

85 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BB8

• The Richmond Hill Practice
• Harambee Surgery
• Pendle East Pcn Hub

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Pendle and Clitheroe:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases217 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately180 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK160 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND150 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  St Bartholomew's Church, Colne · 0.0 km

  St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Colne in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. There has been a church on the site since no later than the 12th century alth…

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  Colne Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Colne Town Hall is a municipal building in Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Colne Town Council, is a grade II listed building.

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  Pendle Hippodrome Theatre · 0.1 km

  The Pendle Hippodrome Theatre is an volunteer-run theatre in Colne, Lancashire in the north of England. It is owned by the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company, operating as Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Limited.

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  Colne · 0.4 km

  Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Nelson, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Burnley and 25 mi (40 km) east of Preston.

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  Colne railway station · 0.8 km

  Colne railway station serves the town of Colne, in Lancashire, England, which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station, which is managed by Northern Trains, is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Tr…

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  Colne F.C. · 0.9 km

  Colne Football Club is a football club based in Colne, Lancashire, England. Affiliated with the Lancashire County Football Association, they are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)