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BB6 7UW

Overton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Overton
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB6 7UP 42 m
BB6 7UU 176 m
BB6 7PJ 246 m
BB6 7NX 315 m
BB6 7PH 353 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 7UW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 7
Latitude
53.792319
Longitude
-2.417710
British National Grid easting
372,580
British National Grid northing
432,969

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

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Langstrath, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UW 12 July 2021 £225,000
Kebb House, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UW 10 November 2020 £675,000
Dewhurst Farm Bungalow, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UW 11 December 2009 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
4

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

    Voluntary aided school

    785 m

  2. Great Harwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 59
  • Shoplifting 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
86.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
68.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
68.2%
Gigabit-capable
68.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
40.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    1.0 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    2.7 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    3.0 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.1 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

    4.8 km

  • ACCRINGTON VICTORIA GP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02605

    4.9 km

  • DR BELLO'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81166

    4.9 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code P81726

    4.9 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81182

    4.9 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    5.0 km

  • OSWALD MEDICAL CENTRE

    387-391 BLACKBURN ROAD, ACCRINGTON, BB5 1RP

    ODS code P81160

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Grange Close

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.4 miles

  • Grange Close

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.4 miles

  • Edge End

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.4 miles

  • Lowerfold

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.4 miles

  • Lowerfold

    BCT · Great Harwood

    0.4 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 785 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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