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BB6 9BU

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 9BU 0 m
BB7 9BT 88 m
BB7 9BX 96 m
BB7 9DD 136 m
BB7 9DE 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.833531
Longitude
-2.387701
British National Grid easting
374,582
British National Grid northing
437,543

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
E04012370
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128679
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005E · E01025354
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 005 · E02005274

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

  2. Barrow URC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 66
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    2.0 km

  • PENDLESIDE MEDICAL PRACT

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

    ODS code P81069

    4.5 km

  • THE CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81100

    4.5 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

  • Vicarage Fold

    BCT · Wiswell

    0.1 miles

  • Business Village

    BCT · Barrow

    0.5 miles

  • Whiteacre Lane

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.6 miles

  • The Eagle

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.6 miles

  • Whiteacre Lane

    BCT · Lamb Roe

    0.7 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oakhill School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 66 events.

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