BB7 2EN Ribble Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Primrose. Region: North West.
Streets
- King Street, Clitheroe: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Ribble Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,387 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,591 | £1,856 | £2,121 | £2,387 | £2,917 | £3,447 | £3,978 | £4,773 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (51% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clitheroe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 1, Market Place, grade II
- 15, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 26 Castle Street, grade II
- 27 AND 29, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 3, 5 and 5A, Market Place, grade II
- 31 AND 33, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 9, Market Place, grade II
- ANDREW CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OUTSIDE PREMISES OCCUPIED BY YORKSHIRE BANK, grade II
- MYTTON HOUSE AMD NUMBER 13, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE, grade II
- ROSE AND CROWN HOTEL, grade II
- SWAN AND ROYAL HOTEL, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
- White Lion Hotel, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rossendale House, York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Wilkin Square, Clitheroe: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Wilkin Square, Clitheroe, permissioned (310 m)
- Peel Street Business Estate Peel Street Clitheroe BB7 1RA: up to 7 homes, pending decision (380 m)
- 32 Hall Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1HJ: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clitheroe 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 180 m |
| Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Langho 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Clitheroe Town Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | Edisford Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 48.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleside Medical Pract | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Clitheroe Pharmacy | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellgate Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Clitheroe Community Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Ribble Valley Police | 70 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 250 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King Street.