BB7 9RS postcode in Whalley, Lancashire

BB7 9RS is a postcode in Whalley, in the Whalley & Painter Wood ward of Ribble Valley. It is in the Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since May 1994.

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. Ribble Valley: 87% Typical price £329,500 Homes sold in BB7 9, last 12 months. ▼ 10.3% on the year before Nearest station Whalley 150 m in a straight line

Where BB7 9RS is, and what is near it

Map of BB7 9RS and what is near it Map of BB7 9RS: its centre point, with the 370 other postcodes in the BB7 9 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. BB7 9AA: also in BB7 9BB7 9AB: also in BB7 9BB7 9GL: also in BB7 9BB7 9RE: also in BB7 9BB7 9RG: also in BB7 9BB7 9RH: also in BB7 9BB7 9RJ: also in BB7 9BB7 9RL: also in BB7 9BB7 9RN: also in BB7 9BB7 9RP: also in BB7 9BB7 9RQ: also in BB7 9BB7 9RR: also in BB7 9BB7 9RT: also in BB7 9BB7 9RU: also in BB7 9BB7 9RW: also in BB7 9BB7 9RX: also in BB7 9BB7 9RY: also in BB7 9BB7 9SD: also in BB7 9BB7 9SE: also in BB7 9BB7 9SF: also in BB7 9BB7 9SG: also in BB7 9BB7 9SL: also in BB7 9BB7 9SN: also in BB7 9BB7 9SP: also in BB7 9BB7 9SQ: also in BB7 9BB7 9SS: also in BB7 9BB7 9ST: also in BB7 9BB7 9SU: also in BB7 9BB7 9SW: also in BB7 9BB7 9SX: also in BB7 9BB7 9SY: also in BB7 9BB7 9SZ: also in BB7 9BB7 9TA: also in BB7 9BB7 9TB: also in BB7 9BB7 9TD: also in BB7 9BB7 9TE: also in BB7 9BB7 9TG: also in BB7 9BB7 9TH: also in BB7 9BB7 9TJ: also in BB7 9BB7 9TL: also in BB7 9BB7 9TN: also in BB7 9BB7 9TP: also in BB7 9BB7 9TQ: also in BB7 9BB7 9TR: also in BB7 9BB7 9TW: also in BB7 9BB7 9TX: also in BB7 9BB7 9TY: also in BB7 9BB7 9UA: also in BB7 9BB7 9UH: also in BB7 9BB7 9XX: also in BB7 9BB7 9XY: also in BB7 9BB7 9XZ: also in BB7 9BB7 9YA: also in BB7 9BB7 9YF: also in BB7 9BB7 9YG: also in BB7 9BB7 9YH: also in BB7 9BB7 9YJ: also in BB7 9BB7 9YL: also in BB7 9BB7 9YN: also in BB7 9BB7 9YP: also in BB7 9 Oakhill School 950 m2 places, 1.3–3.2 kmGP 3.9 kmWhalley BB7 9RS Map of BB7 9RS and what is near it Map of BB7 9RS: its centre point, with the 370 other postcodes in the BB7 9 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Oakhill School 950 m2 places, 1.3–3.2 kmGP 3.9 kmWiswell & Barrow BB7 9RS
  • BB7 9RS
  • Other postcodes in BB7 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.8229, longitude -2.4116)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB7 9RS?

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 BB7 9RS?

Every home and business at BB7 9RS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Ribble Valley: 87%

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

Ribble Valley: 96%

The line marks the figure across Ribble Valley.

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 BB7 9RS?

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

Ribble Valley 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 BB7 9RS 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 BB7 9RS.

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 Ribble Valley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB7 9RS: 1,434 properties in Ribble Valley are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Ribble Valley

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 BB7 9RS 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 BB7 9RS?

Homes in BB7 9 sold for a typical £329,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 174 sales, down 10.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£329,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£367,475 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £499,973 62 sales
  • Semi-detached £291,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £222,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £164,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole BB7 district: a typical £273,500 from 498 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 BB7 9RS

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in BB7 9RS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 June 2026. The middle sale was £342,300, from £330,000 to £625,000. Across BB7 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £329,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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

What council tax band are homes near BB7 9RS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,300 homes in the neighbourhood around BB7 9RS. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (28%). 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 BB7 9RS

Band D in Ribble Valley for 2026‑27: £2,387. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,591 (band A) to £3,978 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,387.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (6%)£1,591
Band Babout 200 (15%)£1,856
Band Cabout 200 (15%)£2,121
Band Dabout 270 (21%)£2,387
Band Eabout 260 (20%)£2,917
Band Fabout 200 (15%)£3,447
Band Gabout 90 (7%)£3,978
Band Hwithheld£4,773

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 28% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for Ribble Valley 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 BB7 9RS is in (ONS area E01025351), 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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest open schools to BB7 9RS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB7 9RS is Whalley Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Whalley Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Langho Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Stn, 83 m away.

More stations near BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB7 9RS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest to the centre of BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB7 9RS, 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 BB7 9RS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB7 9RS 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 BB7 9RS in a conservation area?

The centre of BB7 9RS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 BB7 9RS?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB7 9RS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: drugs 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 BB7 9RS

Ward
Whalley & Painter Wood
Parish
Whalley
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Whalley
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 1994

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BB7 9RE110 mBB7 9SG130 mBB7 9RU130 mBB7 9RR140 mBB7 9YN160 mBB7 9RT160 m
All of BB7

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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