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BB6 9BJ

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 9BJ 3 m
BB7 9FG 66 m
BB7 9XS 145 m
BB7 9UZ 155 m
BB7 9BH 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.836453
Longitude
-2.398380
British National Grid easting
373,881
British National Grid northing
437,872

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
E00185597
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
17
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Barrow URC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    684 m

  2. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    983 m

  3. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Burglary 14
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Other theft 8

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

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    1.9 km

  • PENDLESIDE MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code P81069

    4.2 km

  • THE CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81100

    4.2 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

  • Whiteacre Lane

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.2 miles

  • Whiteacre Lane

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.2 miles

  • Business Village

    BCT · Barrow

    0.2 miles

  • The Eagle

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.3 miles

  • The Eagle

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.3 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Barrow URC Primary School is the nearest published school at 684 m.

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

Recorded crime

183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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