BB18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barnoldswick, Earby and Croft, in Pendle.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BB18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in BB18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BB18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BB18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BB18 at a rate of 54.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across the BB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BB18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (398), anti-social behaviour (218) and other crime (137).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BB18 was 63.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BB18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BB18 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BB18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendle 001A | 1,286 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Pendle 001B | 1,553 | 55.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.5% |
| Pendle 001C | 1,349 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Pendle 001D | 1,369 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Pendle 002A | 1,240 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| Pendle 002B | 1,577 | 128.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Pendle 002C | 1,269 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.0% |
| Pendle 002D | 1,525 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| Pendle 003A | 1,825 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.8% |
| Pendle 003B | 1,516 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.6% |
| Pendle 003C | 1,450 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Pendle 003D | 1,402 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.3% |
MPs for BB18
- Jonathan HinderLabourMP for Pendle and Clitheroe100% of BB18’s postcodes
- Sir Julian SmithConservativeMP for Skipton and Ripon0.3% of BB18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BB183
Postcode sectors in BB183
Council1
Towns in BB181
Postcode districts next to BB185
More in the BB postcode area2
BB18 in brief
BB18 is a postcode district covering Barnoldswick, Earby and Croft, in Pendle.
About 17,322 people lived in BB18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £156,500 in 2025 across 338 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BB18 was £156,500 in 2025.
BB18 had 17,363 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BB18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BB18, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.