BB6 7QB postcode in Great Harwood, Lancashire

BB6 7QB is a postcode in Great Harwood, in the Overton ward of Hyndburn. It is in the Hyndburn parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Hyndburn: 94% Typical price £140,000 Homes sold in BB6 7, last 12 months. ▼ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Rishton 2.9 km in a straight line

Where BB6 7QB is, and what is near it

Map of BB6 7QB and what is near it Map of BB6 7QB: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the BB6 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. BB6 7AX: also in BB6 7BB6 7FU: also in BB6 7BB6 7GW: also in BB6 7BB6 7GX: also in BB6 7BB6 7GY: also in BB6 7BB6 7HE: also in BB6 7BB6 7HH: also in BB6 7BB6 7LZ: also in BB6 7BB6 7NB: also in BB6 7BB6 7NF: also in BB6 7BB6 7NG: also in BB6 7BB6 7NH: also in BB6 7BB6 7NJ: also in BB6 7BB6 7NL: also in BB6 7BB6 7NN: also in BB6 7BB6 7NP: also in BB6 7BB6 7NQ: also in BB6 7BB6 7NS: also in BB6 7BB6 7NT: also in BB6 7BB6 7PU: also in BB6 7BB6 7PY: also in BB6 7BB6 7PZ: also in BB6 7BB6 7QA: also in BB6 7BB6 7QL: also in BB6 7BB6 7QP: also in BB6 7BB6 7QR: also in BB6 7BB6 7QX: also in BB6 7BB6 7QZ: also in BB6 7BB6 7RA: also in BB6 7BB6 7RB: also in BB6 7BB6 7RD: also in BB6 7BB6 7RE: also in BB6 7BB6 7RF: also in BB6 7BB6 7RG: also in BB6 7BB6 7RJ: also in BB6 7BB6 7RR: also in BB6 7BB6 7RU: also in BB6 7BB6 7RX: also in BB6 7BB6 7RY: also in BB6 7BB6 7RZ: also in BB6 7BB6 7SA: also in BB6 7BB6 7WN: also in BB6 7 Bus stop 250 mBus stop 350 mSchool 700 mOverton BB6 7QB Map of BB6 7QB and what is near it Map of BB6 7QB: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the BB6 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 250 m–2.3 kmSchool 700 mOverton BB6 7QB
  • BB6 7QB
  • Other postcodes in BB6 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7887, longitude -2.4062)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB6 7QB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BB6 7QB?

Every home and business at BB6 7QB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Hyndburn: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hyndburn: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hyndburn.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BB6 7QB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Hyndburn Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Hyndburn Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BB6 7QB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BB6 7QB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Hyndburn

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB6 7QB: 912 properties in Hyndburn are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Hyndburn

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of BB6 7QB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BB6 7QB?

Homes in BB6 7 sold for a typical £140,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 164 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£140,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£149,975 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £292,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,750 32 sales
  • Terraced £118,475 104 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BB6 district: a typical £167,000 from 215 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BB6 7QB

HM Land Registry records 9 standard sales of homes in BB6 7QB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 July 2026. The middle sale was £123,000, from £70,000 to £185,000. Across BB6 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £140,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BB6 7QB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BB6 7QB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BB6 7QB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around BB6 7QB. Over half of them (86%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BB6 7QB

Band D in Hyndburn for 2026‑27: £2,466. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,644 (band A) to £2,466 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,644.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 730 (86%)£1,644
Band Babout 70 (8%)£1,918
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,192
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,466
Band Ewithheld£3,014
Band Fwithheld£3,562
Band Gwithheld£4,110
Band Hfewer than 5£4,932

When the homes were built

  1. 57% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Hyndburn before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BB6 7QB is in (ONS area E01025065), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest open schools to BB6 7QB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB6 7QB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BB6 7QB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB6 7QB is Rishton Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Rishton Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Langho Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lowefold Road, 121 m away.

More stations near BB6 7QB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB6 7QB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BB6 7QB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BB6 7QB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest to the centre of BB6 7QB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BB6 7QB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB6 7QB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB6 7QB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BB6 7QB?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB6 7QB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BB6 7QB in a conservation area?

The centre of BB6 7QB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BB6 7QB?

Police.uk records 78 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB6 7QB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Public order7 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: other theft 3, drugs 3, possession of weapons 3, burglary 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BB6 7QB

Ward
Overton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Great Harwood
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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