BB1 9JW

Wilpshire & Ramsgreave · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 9JH 104 m
BB1 9JD 128 m
BB1 9LQ 156 m
BB1 9JJ 160 m
BB1 9JQ 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB1 9JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB1
Postcode sector
BB1 9
Latitude
53.788545
Longitude
-2.477520
British National Grid easting
368,637
British National Grid northing
432,574

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005288
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128669
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008F · E01025352
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008 · E02005277

Postcode source versions

Explore BB1

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, The Hawthorns, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JW 5 February 2019 £157,500
11, The Hawthorns, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JW 31 March 2016 £271,000
9, The Hawthorns, Wilpshire, Blackburn, BB1 9JW 8 December 2006 £179,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
34
Secondary
5
  1. Salesbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    795 m
  2. Roe Lee Park Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  3. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 83
  • Vehicle crime 50
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.0
BB1 9 residents
10,770

Age bands in BB1 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,145 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,254 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,643 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,853 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,182 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB1 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

    788-790 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9BA

    ODS code P81155

    1.5 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    2.6 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    3.4 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    3.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.0 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    4.1 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81694

    4.3 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81125

    4.3 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

    293-295 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL

    ODS code P81214

    4.6 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.7 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    4.8 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    4.8 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    GREAT HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, WATER STREET, GREAT HARWOOD, BLACKBURN, BB6 7QR

    ODS code P81730

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wilpshire Hotel

    BCT · Wilpshire

    0.1 miles
  • Somerset Avenue

    BCT · Salesbury

    0.1 miles
  • Wilpshire Hotel

    BCT · Wilpshire

    0.1 miles
  • Somerset Avenue

    BCT · Salesbury

    0.1 miles
  • Somerset Avenue

    BCT · Wilpshire

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 008F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,512 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. Salesbury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 795 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 83 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.