Is Pendle a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Pendle, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,963 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Pendle, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,963 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Pendle sold for £152,798 in the latest House Price Index, up 8.3% on a year earlier. Across Pendle, police record 91 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Pendle, the nearest primary school is Colne Primet Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Colne Primet Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Barrowford Surgery, 1.3 mi away.
Colne station is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest park, Greenfield Nature Reserve, is 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Across Pendle, police record 91 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Pendle sold for £152,798 in the latest House Price Index, up 8.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £295,573, semi-detached £181,302, terraced £134,393, flats £88,551. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Colne Primet Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Colne Primet Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Colne is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £49,507 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.