BB2 7LQ

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 7LG 563 m
BB2 7LE 872 m
BB2 7LF 893 m
BB2 7LA 994 m
BB2 7LD 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 7LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 7
Latitude
53.782684
Longitude
-2.587179
British National Grid easting
361,407
British National Grid northing
431,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Mellor · E05012014
Parish or community
E04005243
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128589
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008D · E01025336
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 008 · E02005277

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower House Farm, Chalet No 2, Bezza Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LQ 21 October 2016 £49,000
Marsden Wood Barn, Bezza Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LQ 17 February 1998 £112,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  2. Samlesbury Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km
  3. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 13
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

2

within 5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    4.8 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    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

  • BAE Main Entrance

    BCT · Balderstone

    0.7 miles
  • BAE Main Entrance

    BCT · Balderstone

    0.8 miles
  • Bukhara Restaurant

    BCT · Samlesbury

    1.0 miles
  • Bukhara Restaurant

    BCT · Samlesbury

    1.0 miles
  • Huntley Lane

    BCT · Samlesbury

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,996 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 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
1
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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 13 events.

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