# BB7 9US: area report for a postcode in Ribble Valley

BB7 9US is a postcode in Ribble Valley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Ribble Valley. Open the map at BB7 9US for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) › [BB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb7) › [BB7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Ribble Valley 007E: 118 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **Whalley (Lancashire), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **No property in BB7 9US listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Ribble Valley 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **£285,610 average price**: For the whole of Ribble Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB7 9US**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **Low road and rail noise at BB7 9US**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-school-e119833) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Whalley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whalley-church-of-england-primary-school-e119429) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barrow URC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrow-urc-primary-school-e119397) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-roman-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149457) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £365,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £468,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £285,610** (July 2026). Ribble Valley’s average house price was £285,610 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,870** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ribble Valley earned a median of £40,870 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 122nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Ribble Valley costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Ribble Valley has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 23rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ribble Valley 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). Ribble Valley 007E has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ribble Valley 007E was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,705** (2021). Ribble Valley 007E had 2,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 453rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Ribble Valley 007E, 87.9% 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.

## BB7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB7 was £285,500 in 2025. 1,050th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,709** (2021). BB7 had 35,709 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 615th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in BB7 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.8%** (January 2026). In BB7, 88.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley)
- Centre: 53.8329, -2.4192

Council: [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4192,53.8329,BB79US

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