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BB6 9BD

Wiswell & Barrow · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wiswell & Barrow
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9BD 13 m
BB7 9ZA 252 m
BB7 9ZD 285 m
BB7 9YS 292 m
BB7 9ZB 320 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.847239
Longitude
-2.395610
British National Grid easting
374,070
British National Grid northing
439,071

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Wiswell & Barrow · E05012025
Parish or community
E04012369
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00185620
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005E · E01025354
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005 · E02005274

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Barrow URC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    553 m

  2. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

  3. Ribblesdale School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • PENDLESIDE MEDICAL PRACT

    CLITHEROE HEALTH CENTRE, RAILWAY VIEW ROAD, CLITHEROE, BB7 2JG

    ODS code P81069

    3.0 km

  • THE CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

    CLITHEROE HEALTH CENTRE, RAILWAY VIEW ROAD, CLITHEROE, BB7 2JG

    ODS code P81100

    3.0 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    3.1 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

  • Clitheroe Golf Club

    BCT · Barrow

    0.0 miles

  • Clitheroe Golf Club

    BCT · Barrow

    0.0 miles

  • Elbow Wood Drive

    BCT · Barrow

    0.2 miles

  • Audley House

    BCT · Barrow

    0.3 miles

  • County Primary School

    BCT · Barrow

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 005E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,147 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Barrow URC Primary School is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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