BB7 2JT Ribble Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Primrose. Region: North West.
Streets
- Railway View Road, Clitheroe: 38 addresses
- New Market Street, Clitheroe: 2 addresses
- Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe: 1 address
- Station Road, Clitheroe: 1 address
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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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 AND 3, PARSON LANE, grade II
- 16, PARSON LANE, grade II
- 18 AND 20, PARSON LANE, grade II
- 28 AND 30, PARSON LANE, grade II
- 32-36, PARSON LANE, grade II
- NEW INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wilkin Square, Clitheroe: up to 5 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Wilkin Square, Clitheroe, permissioned (330 m)
- Peel Street Business Estate Peel Street Clitheroe BB7 1RA: up to 7 homes, pending decision (430 m)
- Rossendale House, York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 32 Hall Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1HJ: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 77 m and 81 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% 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 | 140 m |
| Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Langho 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Market Clitheroe Town Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Edisford Road Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 48.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleside Medical Pract | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellgate Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Clitheroe Community Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Clitheroe Police Station | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,860 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clitheroe Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m south-east. 103 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle | Scheduled monument | 200 m south |
| Clitheroe Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 260 m south |
| Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-east |
| Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boy Bank Wood | Wood | 850 m north-west |
| Dog House Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Cross Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Barrow Clough | Valley | 1.9 km south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 39 |
20 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Railway View Road.