Local servicesHospitalPendle Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryThe Richmond Hill Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEvercare Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 4 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryColne Lord Street Schoolages 3-11, 327 pupilsright herePrimaryWest Street Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 181 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryColne Primet Academyages 11-16, 805 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationColneunder a mileBus stationBus StationColneunder a mileBus stops97 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:24 am – 3:48 pm
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People10,767 residentsin the Colne North census areaMedian age 41.44,806 households59% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright20% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,749 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 17%, health and social work 16%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,300 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAlkincoats Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haPendle View Gardenspark · under a mileLangroyd Country Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHolt House Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 13 haMarsden Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 44 haSutherland Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197633 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,414 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 242 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
