BB6 9SU

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 9SU 3 m
BB7 9SX 16 m
BB7 9SY 72 m
BB7 9TH 95 m
BB7 9RR 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB6 9SU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB6
Postcode sector
BB6 9
Latitude
53.821479
Longitude
-2.408962
British National Grid easting
373,175
British National Grid northing
436,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128660
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
16
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    44 m
  2. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    934 m
  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
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 209
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • 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

    253 m

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCT · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Whalley

    0.1 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Whalley

    0.2 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 44 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 209 events.

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