BB2 7JU

Mellor · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Mellor
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 7JJ 102 m
BB2 7JL 106 m
BB2 7EY 134 m
BB2 7JE 187 m
BB2 7JN 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 7JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7
Latitude
53.771320
Longitude
-2.532005
British National Grid easting
365,033
British National Grid northing
430,683

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Mellor · E05012014
Parish or community
E04005267
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128592
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008E · E01025337
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008 · E02005277

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Church Close, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JU 6 February 2025 £552,000
14, Church Close, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JU 21 November 2019 £465,000
Hob Green Barn, Church Close, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JU 24 March 2017 £630,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    196 m
  2. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Westholme School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 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+
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

12

within 5 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81214

    3.0 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.5 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81694

    3.7 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81125

    3.7 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    3.7 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.8 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    3.8 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    3.9 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.0 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    4.3 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.5 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Mellor

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Mellor

    0.1 miles
  • Millstone

    BCT · Mellor

    0.2 miles
  • Millstone

    BCT · Mellor

    0.2 miles
  • Whitecroft Lane

    BCT · Mellor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 008E, 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

27,337 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £552,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB2 7JU. 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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