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BB2 7ED

Wilpshire & Ramsgreave · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB1 8LJ 215 m
BB1 8FP 227 m
BB2 7GS 230 m
BB2 7GR 233 m
BB1 8FN 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 7ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7
Latitude
53.769751
Longitude
-2.499715
British National Grid easting
367,160
British National Grid northing
430,493

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave · E05012024
Parish or community
E04005274
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128532
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008B · E01025324
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008 · E02005277

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED 22 May 2026 £425,000
Barker House, Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED 18 December 2025 £370,000
29, Barker Lane, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7ED 14 November 2025 £399,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
41
Secondary
9

  1. Lammack Primary School

    Community school

    439 m

  2. Pleckgate High School

    Academy sponsor led

    780 m

  3. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
689
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Vehicle crime 73
  • Other theft 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

45 female, 45 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.5
BB2 7 residents
7,631

Age bands in BB2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

827 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,835 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,062 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,778 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 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+
97.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.6%
Gigabit-capable
97.6%
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

18

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

    1.8 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    2.1 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    2.2 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    2.2 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    2.3 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    2.3 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    2.5 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    2.5 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.0 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.3 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    3.7 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.8 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    3.8 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.4 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    4.5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    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

  • Barker Lane

    BCT · Ramsgreave

    0.1 miles

  • Barker Lane

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.1 miles

  • Lammack Road

    BCT · Pleckgate

    0.2 miles

  • Yew Tree Dr

    BCT · Blackburn

    0.2 miles

  • Higher Waves Farm

    BCT · Pleckgate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 008B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,871 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £287,812 from 16 recorded sales in BB2 7ED. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lammack Primary School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

689 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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