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BB6 7GP

Overton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7QP 47 m
BB6 7GW 59 m
BB6 7AZ 87 m
BB6 7GZ 89 m
BB6 7QQ 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 7GP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7
Latitude
53.786449
Longitude
-2.404902
British National Grid easting
373,420
British National Grid northing
432,311

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
E00127203
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 001F · E01025065
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
48
Primary
34
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    332 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    518 m

  3. Great Harwood Primary School

    Community school

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 574
  • Anti social behaviour 240
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Other theft 77
  • Vehicle crime 69

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 straight-line

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    229 m

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    1.9 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.1 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.7 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    4.0 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    4.0 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    4.0 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    4.0 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    4.0 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mercer Hall

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.0 miles

  • Mercer Hall

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Barnmeadow Lane

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Lowefold Road

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Lowerfold Road

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 001F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,805 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 574 events.

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