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BB6 9DN

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9FB 53 m
BB7 9DL 257 m
BB7 9DW 338 m
BB7 9DN 564 m
BB7 9DS 625 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.808556
Longitude
-2.386848
British National Grid easting
374,623
British National Grid northing
434,764

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · E05012009
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00185567
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007D · E01025350
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
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

  2. Read St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

  3. St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Drugs 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other crime 2

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

5

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    1.8 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    2.5 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLINGTON STREET, CLAYTON LE MOORS, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5HU

    ODS code P81218

    3.8 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.8 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    PADIHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 36 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BURNLEY, BB12 8BP

    ODS code P81130

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park Head

    BCT · Portfield

    0.0 miles

  • Park Head

    BCT · Portfield

    0.0 miles

  • Burnley Road

    BCT · Portfield

    0.2 miles

  • Burnley Road

    BCT · Portfield

    0.2 miles

  • Portfield Bar

    BCT · Portfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 007D, 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

31,049 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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