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BB6 8AE

Brockhall & Dinckley · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brockhall & Dinckley
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB6 8HD 288 m
BB6 8HE 325 m
BB6 8HF 388 m
BB6 8EY 433 m
BB6 8EZ 437 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 8AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 8
Latitude
53.803406
Longitude
-2.460623
British National Grid easting
369,761
British National Grid northing
434,220

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Brockhall & Dinckley · E05012003
Parish or community
E04005245
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128575
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007C · E01025333
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007 · E02005276

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

    Voluntary aided school

    693 m

  2. Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Salesbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
126
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
BB6 8 residents
3,902

Age bands in BB6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

614 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

404 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

781 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,215 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

914 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB6 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.4 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    4.0 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.1 km

  • BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE

    367 WHALLEY NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 9SR

    ODS code P81704

    4.4 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.9 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    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

  • Whitehalgh Lane

    BCT · Langho

    0.2 miles

  • The Rydings

    BCT · Langho

    0.2 miles

  • York Lane

    BCT · Langho

    0.4 miles

  • Rogersfield

    BCT · Langho

    0.4 miles

  • York Lane

    BCT · Langho

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 007C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,391 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is the nearest published school at 693 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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