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BB6 9JL

Overton · Hyndburn · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Overton
Local authority
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9JL 22 m
BB7 9JQ 457 m
BB7 9NY 643 m
BB7 9JJ 708 m
BB7 9NX 713 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.812289
Longitude
-2.404985
British National Grid easting
373,431
British National Grid northing
435,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Hyndburn · E07000120
Electoral ward
Overton · E05005216
Parish or community
E43000096
Westminster constituency
Hyndburn · E14001299
Output area
E00127210
Lower layer super output area
Hyndburn 001E · E01025064
Middle layer super output area
Hyndburn 001 · E02005212

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 12
  • Burglary 11

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    842 m

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    2.7 km

  • THE CLAYTON MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code P81218

    4.4 km

  • THE WEAVERS PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, RISHTON, BLACKBURN, BB1 4LA

    ODS code P81755

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Longworth Road

    BCT · Billington

    0.5 miles

  • Longworth Road

    BCT · Billington

    0.5 miles

  • Toby Jug

    BCT · Whalley

    0.5 miles

  • Toby Jug

    BCT · Whalley

    0.5 miles

  • Nab Rise

    BCT · Billington

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hyndburn 001E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,661 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary 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

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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