BB7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Clitheroe and Primrose, in Ribble Valley.
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 BB7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in BB7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BB7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BB7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BB7 at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across the BB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 183 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BB7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (842), anti-social behaviour (497) and other crime (319).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BB7 was 56.3 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 BB7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BB7 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BB7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribble Valley 001A | 1,681 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 44.5% |
| Ribble Valley 001B | 1,316 | 28.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.9% |
| Ribble Valley 001C | 1,439 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Ribble Valley 001D | 1,586 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| Ribble Valley 001E | 1,392 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.5% |
| Ribble Valley 002A | 2,080 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.4% |
| Ribble Valley 002B | 1,304 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| Ribble Valley 002C | 1,511 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.7% |
| Ribble Valley 002D | 1,482 | 124.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.2% |
| Ribble Valley 002E | 1,783 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| Ribble Valley 003A | 2,269 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.7% |
| Ribble Valley 003B | 1,527 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.2% |
| Ribble Valley 003C | 1,310 | 107.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.9% |
| Ribble Valley 003D | 1,542 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| Ribble Valley 003E | 2,331 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Ribble Valley 005A | 1,325 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.4% |
| Ribble Valley 005D | 1,583 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.2% |
| Ribble Valley 005E | 2,246 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.2% |
| Ribble Valley 007A | 1,153 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| Ribble Valley 007D | 1,607 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.1% |
| Ribble Valley 007E | 2,705 | 118.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.9% |
MPs for BB7
- Jonathan HinderLabourMP for Pendle and Clitheroe67% of BB7’s postcodes
- Maya EllisLabourMP for Ribble Valley33% of BB7’s postcodes
- Sarah SmithLabourMP for Hyndburn0.2% of BB7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
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Nearest rail stations1
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BB7 in brief
BB7 is a postcode district covering Clitheroe and Primrose, in Ribble Valley.
About 38,649 people lived in BB7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,500 in 2025 across 678 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BB7 was £285,500 in 2025.
BB7 had 35,709 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in BB7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BB7, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.