Buying a home in BB9, Nelson. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£138kmost £97k–£196k

Houses per m²£1,619flats £1,715

Sold last year3792,564 in five years

Prices in Pendle+8.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BB9 sold for £137,692 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £96,969 and £195,985, for about 88 m² of space.

379 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £94k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BB9 7 (£1,020) and the most in BB9 6 (£2,847).

Across Pendle, prices are up 8.4% on a year ago and up 21.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £739 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £628 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £28,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.

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House prices in BB9 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£93,212	£71k–£126k	50 m²	30
2	£98,132	£75k–£143k	69 m²	1,181
3	£137,692	£97k–£196k	88 m²	1,020
4	£251,886	£179k–£335k	118 m²	180
5+	£331,115	£258k–£487k	146 m²	118

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£93k	£98k	£138k	£252k	£331k
Detached	—	£205k	£285k	£335k	£390k
Semi-detached	—	£157k	£189k	£235k	£312k
Terraced	£93k	£87k	£110k	£166k	£190k
Flats	—	£94k	£85k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BB9

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BB9 0	£1,595	—
BB9 5	£1,636	£1,715
BB9 6	£2,847	£2,079
BB9 7	£1,020	—
BB9 8	£1,735	£1,676
BB9 9	£1,263	—

Schools near BB9

Best state primary within 2 kmBarrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School88% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%18 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSs John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School41.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%8 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BB8 Colne · 4 km3-bed house £169k BB10 Burnley · 4 km3-bed house £148k BB12 Burnley · 6 km3-bed house £174k BB11 Burnley · 7 km3-bed house £143k BB18 Barnoldswick · 9 km3-bed house £172k BB7 Clitheroe · 12 km3-bed house £245k BB5 Accrington · 14 km3-bed house £144k BB6 Blackburn · 14 km3-bed house £153k

Questions about BB9

Is BB9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Pendle are up 8.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (41.6% against 43.8%); 379 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BB9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BB9 sold for £137,692 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £96,969 and £195,985.

How many homes sell in BB9 each year?

379 homes sold in the last year and 2,564 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near BB9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.