BB7 9WH

Whalley & Painter Wood · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Clitheroe
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 9WE 66 m
BB7 9FU 122 m
BB7 9WJ 134 m
BB7 9XJ 146 m
BB7 9WL 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB7 9WH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB7
Postcode sector
BB7 9
Latitude
53.824983
Longitude
-2.398742
British National Grid easting
373,850
British National Grid northing
436,596

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005287
Westminster constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe · E14001422
Output area
E00128657
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007D · E01025350
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 007 · E02005276

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Spinney Close, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9WH 16 December 2024 £428,500
3, Spinney Close, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9WH 6 June 2024 £325,000
7, Spinney Close, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9WH 15 March 2024 £505,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
1
  1. Oakhill School

    Other independent school

    299 m
  2. Whalley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    802 m
  3. Barrow URC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WHALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 KING STREET, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE, BB7 9SL

    ODS code P81017

    763 m

  • GREAT HARWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P81730

    4.1 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

  • Hayhurst Road

    BCT · Whalley

    0.3 miles
  • Hayhurst Road

    BCT · Whalley

    0.3 miles
  • Rookwood

    BCT · Whalley

    0.3 miles
  • Rookwood

    BCT · Whalley

    0.4 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Whalley

    0.4 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.

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 £428,500 from 5 recorded sales in BB7 9WH. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. Oakhill School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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