# BB6

Postcode district covering Great Harwood, Harwood Bar and Langho, in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.

BB6 is a postcode district covering Great Harwood, Harwood Bar and Langho, in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. Median sale price £195,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BB6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BB6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB6 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 14,636** (2021). BB6 had 14,636 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 983rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in BB6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.4%** (January 2026). In BB6, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BB6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in BB6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BB6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 245 homes were sold in BB6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BB6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BB6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BB6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BB6 had 14,636 usual residents at the census.

## How BB6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BB6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | 3rd most expensive | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2025 |
| Population | 14,636 | least populated | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.4% | 3rd lowest | 13 postcode districts, BB · Jan 2026 |

## Is BB6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BB6 at a rate of 76.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across the BB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BB6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (478), anti-social behaviour (235) and other crime (166).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BB6 was 98.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BB6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BB6 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BB6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hyndburn 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025060) | 1,453 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Hyndburn 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025061) | 1,596 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.6% |
| [Hyndburn 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025062) | 1,692 | 152.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [Hyndburn 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025063) | 1,494 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Hyndburn 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025064) | 1,569 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.1% |
| [Hyndburn 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025065) | 1,648 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Hyndburn 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/neighbourhood/e01025066) | 1,563 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Ribble Valley 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley/neighbourhood/e01025319) | 2,052 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.4% |
| [Ribble Valley 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley/neighbourhood/e01025333) | 1,294 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |

## Your MP

- [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hyndburn): Sarah Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 74% of the people here.
- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BB6

[Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn/great-harwood)

## Postcode sectors in BB6

[BB6 7 (277 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6-7), [BB6 8 (96 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6-8)

## Councils BB6 covers

[Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn), [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley)

## Towns in BB6

[Great Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-harwood)

## Postcode districts next to BB6

[BB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1), [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5), [BB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb7), [BB12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Langho (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4487,53.8048), [Rishton (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4202,53.7638), [Whalley (Lancashire) (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4122,53.8240), [Ramsgreave and Wilpshire (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4781,53.7798)

## More in the BB postcode area

[All BB postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BB6 in brief

BB6 is a postcode district covering Great Harwood, Harwood Bar and Langho, in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.
About 15,242 people lived in BB6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 245 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BB6 was £195,000 in 2025.
BB6 had 14,636 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in BB6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BB6, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BB6
- Postcode area: [BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb)
- Constituency: [Hyndburn †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hyndburn)
- Council: [Hyndburn †](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)
- Area: 22.12 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,242*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 49

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb7), [BB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1), [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5), [BB12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb12)

## Latest updates for BB6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BB6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb6