BB7 4LE

Bowland · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Clitheroe
Ward
Bowland
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 4ND 121 m
BB7 4NE 155 m
BB7 4NH 271 m
BB7 4RS 398 m
BB7 4RT 458 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 4LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 4
Latitude
53.912411
Longitude
-2.342656
British National Grid easting
377,589
British National Grid northing
446,304

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

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Property

At this postcode

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63 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Peele House, Sawley, Clitheroe, BB7 4LE 8 May 2026 £528,000
4, Southport Barn Cottages, Sawley, Clitheroe, BB7 4LE 20 April 2026 £310,000
1, Long Buildings, Sawley, Clitheroe, BB7 4LE 9 February 2026 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Bowland High

    Academy converter

    651 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

    2.2 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
73

32 female, 41 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB7 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
73.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
73.8%
Gigabit-capable
73.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Spread Eagle

    BCT · Sawley

    0.2 miles
  • Smithies Bridge

    BCT · Sawley

    0.3 miles
  • Smithies Bridge

    BCT · Sawley

    0.3 miles
  • Bowland County HS

    BCT · Sawley

    0.4 miles
  • Bowland County HS

    BCT · Sawley

    0.4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £345,000 from 14 recorded sales in BB7 4LE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ribble Valley is £287,641 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bowland High is the nearest published school at 651 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.