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BB6 7HF

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 7UW 491 m
BB6 7UP 511 m
BB6 7UU 535 m
BB6 7UT 550 m
BB6 7PJ 691 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 7HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7
Latitude
53.796326
Longitude
-2.420816
British National Grid easting
372,378
British National Grid northing
433,416

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
E00127210
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 001E · E01025064
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
27
Primary
19
Secondary
4

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  2. Great Harwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 29
  • Public order 22

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    1.4 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    2.8 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    3.1 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    3.4 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    4.5 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Close

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.6 miles

  • Grange Close

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.6 miles

  • Lowerfold

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.7 miles

  • Edge End

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.7 miles

  • Lowerfold

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 001E, 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

26,661 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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