BB7 4GP

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 4NB 159 m
BB7 4NE 200 m
BB7 4ND 234 m
BB7 4LE 351 m
BB7 4NA 510 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 4GP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 4
Latitude
53.909432
Longitude
-2.340881
British National Grid easting
377,704
British National Grid northing
445,972

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Bowland · E05012002
Parish or community
E04005280
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128649
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 001E · E01025349
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
9
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Bowland High

    Academy converter

    802 m
  2. Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Chatburn Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB7 4 residents
5,341

Age bands in BB7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

741 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

457 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

866 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.8%

1,741 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,341 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.

Nearby transport

  • Smithies Bridge

    BCT · Sawley

    0.1 miles
  • Smithies Bridge

    BCT · Sawley

    0.1 miles
  • Spread Eagle

    BCT · Sawley

    0.4 miles
  • Higher Green Head Farm

    BCT · Sawley

    0.4 miles
  • Bowland County HS

    BCT · Sawley

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 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

26,340 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bowland High is the nearest published school at 802 m.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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