BB6 9NY

Whalley & Painter Wood · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9NY 9 m
BB7 9SR 109 m
BB7 9NU 129 m
BB7 9NX 129 m
BB7 9UF 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9NY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.818064
Longitude
-2.406195
British National Grid easting
373,355
British National Grid northing
435,829

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005245
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128510
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007A · E01025318
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
18
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    383 m
  2. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km
  3. St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 12
  • Public order 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    194 m

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Toby Jug

    BCT · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • Toby Jug

    BCT · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Whalley

    0.2 miles
  • Sydney Avenue

    BCT · Whalley

    0.2 miles
  • Longworth Road

    BCT · Billington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 007A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,547 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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