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BB6 7HB

Netherton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB6 7DQ 23 m
BB6 7DD 62 m
BB6 7HQ 69 m
BB6 7DF 75 m
BB6 7HG 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 7HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7
Latitude
53.785242
Longitude
-2.408139
British National Grid easting
373,206
British National Grid northing
432,178

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Netherton · E05005215
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127199
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 001C · E01025062
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 001 · E02005212

Postcode source versions

Explore BB6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    390 m

  2. Great Harwood Primary School

    Community school

    403 m

  3. St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

    Voluntary aided school

    403 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,357
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 602
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Other theft 78
  • Shoplifting 67

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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    457 m

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    1.9 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    2.0 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.8 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

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    4.8 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    4.9 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

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

Nearby transport

  • Towngate

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.0 miles

  • Blackburn Road

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.0 miles

  • Towngate

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.0 miles

  • Barnmeadow Lane

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Place

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 001C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,792 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 602 events.

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