Foulridge

13°CMist

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 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

47 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Boulsworth & Foulridge · 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)

182 food businesses within 2 miles

• 156 rated 4–5 ★ (128 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

£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 (5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (5 km)

6 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)

• 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
• 28 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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,550 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

42 jobs advertised · £36,639 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Outreach Tutor-East Lancashire

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 67% · Imports 11% · Gas 11% · Wind 8%

124 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · 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

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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  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)