BB6 9SB

Whalley Nethertown · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9SB 5 m
BB7 9JW 56 m
BB7 9SD 74 m
BB7 9SF 162 m
BB7 9RY 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.826845
Longitude
-2.419527
British National Grid easting
372,483
British National Grid northing
436,811

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00174076
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007E · E01025351
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
17
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    945 m
  2. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

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

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Public order 22
  • Other theft 19

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

    1.2 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.1 miles
  • Calderstones Drive

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.2 miles
  • Sandringham Close

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 miles
  • Calderstones Drive

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 007E, 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

28,546 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 945 m.

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

Recorded crime

427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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