Ribble Valley Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Ribble Valley?

Across Ribble Valley, 87% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 87% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Ribble Valley?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,387 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Ribble Valley are at risk of flooding?

Across Ribble Valley, the Environment Agency puts 1,371 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 278 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Ribble Valley the Environment Agency counts 1,434 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.4% of all its properties), 1,030 at medium risk (2.4%) and 2,369 at low risk (5.6%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Lancashire

Ribble Valley has two councils. The county council, Lancashire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemlancashire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placelancashire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentslancashire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Ribble Valley

• BB1 postcode district110 of its 1,310 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• BB2 postcode district86 of its 1,414 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• BB6 postcode district96 of its 373 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• BB7 postcode district1,224 of its 1,228 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• BB9 postcode district1 of its 1,397 postcodes in use is in Ribble Valley.
• BB12 postcode district101 of its 978 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• BD23 postcode district15 of its 1,451 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.
• PR3 postcode district412 of its 1,471 postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Ribble Valley.