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Primary Schools 51 Nursery Schools 42 Dance Schools 24 Driving Schools 23 Martial Arts Schools 21 Riding School and Stables 18 High and Secondary Schools 15 Independent or Preparatory Schools 15 After School Clubs 11 Ballet Schools 11 Business Schools 11 Colleges 11 Language Schools 10 Special Schools 10 Schools 9 Karate Schools 8 Music Schools 7 Libraries 7 Beauty Schools 6 Drama Schools 6 Community Schools 5 Kung Fu Schools 4 Kickboxing Schools 4 Tennis Lessons 3 Art and Design Schools 3 Grammar Schools 2 Sailing Schools 2 Taekwondo Schools 2 Swimming Lessons 2 English Language Schools 2 Aikido Schools 1 Swimming Instructors 1 Other Education 29

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Pubs 153 Restaurants 379 Banks 20 Hotels 55 Shops 1,434 Supermarkets 49 Takeaways 237 Cinemas 7 Attractions 214 Business services 123 Health and beauty 793 Home improvement 327 Leisure 79 Property services 118

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB9 postcode district.

County or areaLancashire

Postcode districtBB9

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm

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People9,518 residentsin the Nelson West census areaMedian age 31.12,802 households57% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright9% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,093 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 24%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher35% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 69%13% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,395 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)

Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · under a mileWalverden Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miMarsden Heighthill · 1.0 miBrierfield Bridge Clubbridge · 1.1 miBarrowford Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miHiggen Cloughvalley · 1.0 miBarley Waterlake · 2.7 miChamber Hillhill · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haWalverden Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haThe Garden Projectpark · under a mileNelson Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 40 haSeedhillplaying field · under a mile · 2 haLomeshaye Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes142 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 197631 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 9.7 · PM_2.5 6.3 · PM₁₀ 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,993 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalPendle Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryReedyford Hlth Care Group19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEverest Pharmacy Nelson13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistYarnspinners Primary Care Centreunder a milePolice stationNelson Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePost Office3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 4 nurseryPrimaryWhitefield Infant School and Nurseryages 3-7, 336 pupilsright herePrimarySt John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 5-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarsden Heights Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,047 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Groupunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationNelsonunder a mileBus stationInterchangeNelsonunder a mileBus stops152 within a mileCar parkRigby Street Car ParkNelson2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseNelson3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB9 postcode district.

Primary Schools

Primary Schools in Nelson

St John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School Nelson - Nelson
Lomeshaye Road, Nelson, BB9 0DQ · right here
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy - Nelson
Nelson, BB9 0DQ · under a mile
Lomeshaye Junior School - Nelson
Norfolk Street, Nelson, BB9 7SY · under a mile
Whitefield County Infant School - Nelson
Norfolk St, Nelson, BB9 7SY · under a mile
Marsden Community Primary School - Nelson
Percy Street, Nelson, BB9 0BE · under a mile
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School - Nelson
Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9TQ · under a mile
St Pauls C Of E Primary School - Nelson
Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0DZ · under a mile
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School - Nelson
Nelson, BB9 0PY · under a mile
Nelson Walverden Primary School - Nelson
Bracewell Street, Nelson, BB9 0TL · under a mile
Bradley Primary School - Nelson
Dover Street, Nelson, BB9 7RF · under a mile
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson - Barrowford, Nelson
Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8HD · under a mile
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School Brierfield - Brierfield, Nelson
Halifax Road, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5BL · under a mile
Walter Street Community School - Brierfield, Nelson
Walter St, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5AW · 1.0 mi
Pendle Primary Academy - Brierfield, Nelson
Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5AW · 1.0 mi
Barrowford School - Barrowford, Nelson
13 Rushton St, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6EA · 1.1 mi
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy - Nelson
Nelson, BB9 0NX · 1.2 mi
St Johns C of E Primary School - Nelson
Trent Rd, Nelson, BB9 0NX · 1.2 mi
Castercliff Primary School - Barrowford, Nelson
Marsden Hall Rd N, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 8JJ · 1.2 mi
BilinguaSing East Lancs - Colne
Corporation Street Boundary Retail Park, Colne, BB8 8LB · 1.4 mi
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Brierfield, Burnley
Brierfield, Burnley, BB10 2PZ · 1.6 mi
Roughlee Church of England Primary School - Roughlee, Nelson
Blacko Bar Rd, Roughlee, Nelson, BB9 6NX · 1.8 mi
Little People Of Burnley - Harle Syke, Burnley
Eldwick Street, Harle Syke, Burnley, BB10 3DU · 2.1 mi
Colne Lord Street School - Colne
Lord St, Colne, BB8 9AR · 2.2 mi
Blacko Primary School - Blacko, Nelson
Gisburn Road, Blacko, Nelson, BB9 6LS · 2.3 mi
Heasandford Primary School - Harle Syke, Burnley
Williams Rd, Harle Syke, Burnley, BB10 3DA · 2.4 mi
West Street Community Primary School - Colne
West Street, Colne, BB8 0HW · 2.6 mi
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School - Burnley
Oswald St, Burnley, BB12 0BN · 2.7 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Foulridge, Colne
Foulridge, Colne, BB8 7JR · 2.9 mi
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School - Higham, Burnley
Higham, Burnley, BB12 9EU · 2.9 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Burnley
Burnley, BB10 4BH · 3.1 mi
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School - Foulridge, Colne
Skipton Rd, Foulridge, Colne, BB8 7NN · 3.3 mi
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School - Walk Mill, Burnley
Morse Street, Walk Mill, Burnley, BB10 4PB · 3.5 mi
Christ Church C of E Primary School - Colne
Keighley Road, Colne, BB8 7AA · 3.6 mi
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School - Winewall, Colne
Bent Ln, Winewall, Colne, BB8 7AA · 3.6 mi
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School - Burnley
Oxford Rd, Burnley, BB11 3HP · 3.6 mi
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School - Burnley
Burnley, BB11 4LB · 3.7 mi
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School - Padiham, Burnley
Liverpool Rd, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 6LN · 4.1 mi
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Burnley
Calderbrook Ave, Burnley, BB11 4RB · 4.2 mi
Cherry Fold Community Primary School - Burnley
Cherry Fold Community Primary School, Cog Lane, Burnley, BB11 5JS · 4.2 mi
Padiham Primary School - Padiham, Burnley
Burnley Rd, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8SJ · 4.3 mi
Laneshawbridge Primary School - Colne
Emmott Lane, Laneshawbridge, Colne, BB8 7JE · 4.4 mi
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School - Padiham
Moor Ln, Padiham, BB12 8HT · 4.5 mi
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School - Padiham
St Anne's St, Padiham, BB12 7AX · 4.7 mi
Sabden Primary School - Sabden
1 Whalley Rd, Sabden, BB7 9DZ · 4.8 mi
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham - Padiham, Burnley
St John's Rd, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7BN · 4.9 mi
Kelbrook Primary School - Kelbrook
Chapel House, 3 School St, Kelbrook, BB18 6UD · 5.1 mi
ATH NDT Limited - Kelbrook, Colne
Colne Road The Workshop, Kelbrook, Colne, BB18 6TE · 5.2 mi
Salterforth Primary School - Salterforth
Cross Ln, Salterforth, BB18 5UD · 5.3 mi
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School - Hapton, Burnley
Manchester Rd, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5RF · 5.5 mi
Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School - Barnoldswick BB18
Barnoldswick BB18, BB18 5TB · 5.7 mi
St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger - Holme Chapel, Burnley
Burnley Road, Holme Chapel, Burnley, BB10 4SU · 5.8 mi

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Afzal School of Motoring - Burnley
78 Gordon Street, Burnley, BB12 0AX
2.8 miles away
Pendle Driving School - Colne
38 Varley Street, Colne, BB8 0RB
3 miles away
Ken Griggs Driving School - Rishton
31 Barn Meadow Crescent, Rishton, BB1 4PF
8.9 miles away
Oakworth School of Motoring - Oakworth, Keighley
17 Bridge St, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 7PX
10.7 miles away
Outlane School Of Motoring - Huddersfield
1 Glendene Court, Huddersfield, HD3 3UP
18.7 miles away

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Andrew Walker Equestrian Services - Luddenden Foot, Halifax
Magson House Farm, Danny Lane, Luddendenfoot, Luddenden Foot, Halifax, HX2 6DD
13.8 miles away

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