BB12 7JB

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Burnley
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 7JF 56 m
BB12 7HX 83 m
BB12 7HU 86 m
BB12 7JA 118 m
BB12 7JG 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 7JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7
Latitude
53.807762
Longitude
-2.346736
British National Grid easting
377,264
British National Grid northing
434,662

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005281
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128612
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005C · E01025341
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005 · E02005274

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Islay House, 18, Harewood Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7JB 27 February 2026 £460,000
2, Harewood Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7JB 18 July 2025 £275,000
52, Harewood Avenue, Simonstone, Burnley, BB12 7JB 9 August 2024 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
2
  1. Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    282 m
  2. Read St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    531 m
  3. Altham St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Burglary 10
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

44 female, 49 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.7
BB12 7 residents
7,376

Age bands in BB12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,425 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,074 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,507 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
97.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.2%
Gigabit-capable
97.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    PADIHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 36 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BURNLEY, BB12 8BP

    ODS code P81130

    2.3 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    4.1 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.3 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLINGTON STREET, CLAYTON LE MOORS, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5HU

    ODS code P81218

    4.5 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Haugh Avenue

    BCT · Simonstone

    0.1 miles
  • Stork Hotel

    BCT · Read

    0.2 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Simonstone

    0.2 miles
  • Fountains Avenue

    BCT · Read

    0.2 miles
  • Campbell Street

    BCT · Read

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 005C, 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

32,562 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
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £333,000 from 10 recorded sales in BB12 7JB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ribble Valley is £287,641 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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