BB7 3EF

Bowland · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bowland
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 3AD 735 m
BB7 3EP 1.1 km
BB7 3ER 1.1 km
BB7 3EB 1.1 km
BB7 3ET 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 3EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 3
Latitude
53.961426
Longitude
-2.457200
British National Grid easting
370,100
British National Grid northing
451,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Bowland · E05012002
Parish or community
E04005270
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128515
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 001B · E01025320
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 001 · E02005270

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    998 m
  2. Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge

    Voluntary aided school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB7 3 residents
2,811

Age bands in BB7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

376 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

267 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

467 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.7%

1,101 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

871 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SLAIDBURN HEALTH CENTRE

    TOWNEND, SLAIDBURN, CLITHEROE, BB7 3EP

    ODS code P81620

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Brennands School

    BCT · Slaidburn

    0.6 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Newton

    0.7 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Slaidburn

    0.8 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Slaidburn

    0.8 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Newton

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 001B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,398 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 998 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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