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BB6 7FY

Overton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Overton
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB6 7FX 86 m
BB6 7SJ 96 m
BB6 7SU 107 m
BB6 7SB 108 m
BB6 7SL 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 7FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7
Latitude
53.788430
Longitude
-2.395541
British National Grid easting
374,038
British National Grid northing
432,528

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Overton · E05005216
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127215
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 001G · E01025066
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 001 · E02005212

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

    Voluntary aided school

    129 m

  2. Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    765 m

  3. Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 665
  • Anti social behaviour 279
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Other theft 89
  • Vehicle crime 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB6 7 residents
10,966

Age bands in BB6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,916 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,160 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,724 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,951 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,266 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

11

within 5 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    534 m

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    1.7 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.6 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code Y02605

    4.1 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81166

    4.1 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

    ACORN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81726

    4.1 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    ACORN PRIMARY HEALTH C C, 421 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RT

    ODS code P81182

    4.1 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    4.1 km

  • ARG HEALTHCARE

    257-259 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 0AL

    ODS code P81147

    4.2 km

  • PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ACCRINGTON PALS PHCC, 1 PARADISE STREET, ACCRINGTON, BB5 2EJ

    ODS code P81036

    4.6 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

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Coronation Street

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Coronation Street

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 001G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,532 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood is the nearest published school at 129 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 665 events.

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