BB12 7RZ

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 7RY 374 m
BB12 7RB 678 m
BB12 7RX 706 m
BB12 7RD 720 m
BB12 7SW 737 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 7RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7
Latitude
53.816197
Longitude
-2.363301
British National Grid easting
376,178
British National Grid northing
435,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005275
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128607
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005C · E01025341
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005 · E02005274

Postcode source versions

Explore BB12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2
  1. Read St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km
  3. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Burglary 11
  • Other theft 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

2 female, 0 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    2.9 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    3.7 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.1 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    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

  • Greenbank Farm

    BCT · Sabden

    0.4 miles
  • Greenbank Farm

    BCT · Sabden

    0.4 miles
  • Jubilee Street

    BCT · Read

    0.7 miles
  • Jubilee Street

    BCT · Read

    0.8 miles
  • Haywood Caravan Park

    BCT · Read

    0.8 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

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Read St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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