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Thinking of living at BB9 9LJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy | Primary | 400 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Castercliff Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Walverden Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Colne Primet Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Bradley Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Pendle Vale College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Colne Primet Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 35.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Nook School | Independent | 1.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edenfield Girls' High School | Independent | 1.7 km | 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al-Ikhlaas Primary School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
Every primary near BB9 9LJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Marsden Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 530 m | 13 |
| Tennis | Marsden Park | 510 m | 7 |
| Golf | Marsden Park Public Golf Course | 260 m | 4 |
| Football | Nelson Football Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Marsden Park | 510 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Pendle Wavelengths | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Barrowford CC | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Seedhill Athletics & Fitness Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Pendle Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Barden Lane Riding Stables. | 4.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Nelson, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 114k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Deerstone Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 60, 60A); 15 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 40% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Pendle Vale College, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 42.5 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (13.3 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Durani Foods, 1.5 km away, with Marsden News closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Reedyford Hlth Care Group (2.2 km), with Barkerhouse Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Katy Wilmore is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Airedale General Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 58% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 71% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Shooters Arms is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Nelson Old Brass Band Club the nearest pub (1.4 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 17% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 40% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 147 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Marsden Park, 400 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.6 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 35 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.