BB7 9PE

Whalley Nethertown · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9XA 102 m
BB7 9JB 131 m
BB7 9JP 137 m
BB7 9JT 161 m
BB7 9RF 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 9PE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9
Latitude
53.829706
Longitude
-2.423673
British National Grid easting
372,212
British National Grid northing
437,131

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00174081
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
15
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km
  2. St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Burglary 18
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

22 female, 34 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
20%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    1.6 km

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandringham Close

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 miles
  • Calderstones Drive

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 miles
  • Willow Avenue

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 miles
  • Calderstones Drive

    BCT · Calderstone

    0.3 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.

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

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whalley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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