Foulridge

7°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 4° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:29

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, 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

36 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Burglary2
• Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Boulsworth & Foulridge · 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)

178 food businesses within 2 miles

• 151 rated 4–5 ★ (126 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Colne (2.4 km)
• 8 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 (3.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: West Riding Colne-Hyundai (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• Pendle Community Safety Partnership urges residents to use fireworks responsibly· 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 28 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)

• Schools3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,525 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

36 jobs advertised · £35,960 avg

e.g. Warranty Manager, Technician, Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 44% · Wind 34% · Gas 13% · Imports 5%

102 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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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  Foulridge · 0.1 km

  Foulridge is a village and civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, close to the border with North Yorkshire in England. It is situated just beyond Colne, on the route from the M65 to Skipton, and is an important stopping…

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  Foulridge railway station · 0.5 km

  Foulridge railway station served the village of Foulridge in Lancashire, England between 1848 and 1959. It was a stop on the Skipton-Colne line.

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  Foulridge Reservoirs · 0.6 km

  The Foulridge Reservoirs are a set of artificial open reservoirs constructed to provide water to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The reservoirs include:Foulridge Reservoir Lake Burwain Slipper Hill Reservoir Whitemoor…

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  Borough of Pendle · 0.8 km

  Pendle is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Nelson, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Barnoldswick, Brierfield, Colne and…

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  Foulridge Tunnel · 0.9 km

  The Foulridge Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Foulridge, Lancashire. Also known as the Mile Tunnel, Foulridge is 1,630 yards long and was built by Samuel Fletcher, following Robert Whitwor…

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  Noyna Hill · 1.3 km

  Noyna Hill is a hill in the Pennine range in Pendle, Lancashire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)