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BB7 9DR

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Clitheroe
Ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9DP 696 m
BB7 9FR 791 m
BB7 9DG 935 m
BB7 9WJ 951 m
BB7 9WL 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 9DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9
Latitude
53.822254
Longitude
-2.383936
British National Grid easting
374,823
British National Grid northing
436,287

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · E05012009
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00185567
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007D · E01025350
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007 · E02005276

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower Clerkhill, Clerk Hill Road, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9DR 1 August 2016 £800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
15
Secondary
1

  1. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  2. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  3. Barrow URC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 10
  • Vehicle crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
BB7 9 residents
10,615

Age bands in BB7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,639 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,063 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

2,147 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

3,158 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

2,342 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB7 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    1.5 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Portfield Road

    BCT · Whalley

    0.5 miles

  • Portfield Road

    BCT · Whalley

    0.5 miles

  • Greenbank Farm

    BCT · Sabden

    0.6 miles

  • Greenbank Farm

    BCT · Sabden

    0.6 miles

  • Vicarage Fold

    BCT · Wiswell

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 007D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,049 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Oakhill School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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