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BB6 8EQ

Billington & Langho · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Blackburn
Ward
Billington & Langho
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB6 8EF 53 m
BB6 8DN 72 m
BB6 8EG 85 m
BB6 8DL 115 m
BB6 8BT 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 8EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 8
Latitude
53.802213
Longitude
-2.450422
British National Grid easting
370,432
British National Grid northing
434,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Billington & Langho · E05012001
Parish or community
E04005245
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128577
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007C · E01025333
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007 · E02005276

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ 30 April 2026 £305,000
62, Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ 26 March 2025 £363,000
92, Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ 6 December 2024 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
3

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

    Voluntary aided school

    18 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.6% 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+
95%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
95%
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

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    3.4 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.5 km

  • BROWNHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81155

    3.6 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

    4.5 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

  • York Lane

    BCT · Langho

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Langho

    0.2 miles

  • York Lane

    BCT · Langho

    0.2 miles

  • Langho Rail Station

    RSE · Langho

    0.2 miles

  • Langho Rail Station

    RLY · Langho

    0.2 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £315,000 from 6 recorded sales in BB6 8EQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ribble Valley is £287,641 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is the nearest published school at 18 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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