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BB12 7SL

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 7PY 28 m
BB12 7SS 68 m
BB12 7ST 91 m
BB12 7SU 111 m
BB12 7QA 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 7SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7
Latitude
53.804492
Longitude
-2.352236
British National Grid easting
376,900
British National Grid northing
434,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · E05012009
Parish or community
E04005281
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128613
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005B · E01025340
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005 · E02005274

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Read St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    346 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    631 m

  3. Altham St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Burglary 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    2.6 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    3.8 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    4.0 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fountains Avenue

    BCT · Read

    0.1 miles

  • Constitutional Club

    BCT · Read

    0.1 miles

  • Campbell Street

    BCT · Read

    0.1 miles

  • Stork Hotel

    BCT · Read

    0.2 miles

  • Jubilee Street

    BCT · Read

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 005B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,329 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Read St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

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