BB7 9GE Ribble Valley
Live postcode, introduced March 2021. Ward: Wiswell & Barrow. Region: North West.
Streets
- Wayfaring Road, Barrow: 40 addresses
- Juniper Lane, Barrow: 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 C (21% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Waste Water Treatment Works Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9AP: up to 3 homes, permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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.
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 | Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Clitheroe 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Langho 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Whiteacre Lane Lamb Roe | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whalley Medical Centre | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Whalley Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Ellison And Griffiths | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Calderstones Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Asda Barrow - Holm Road PFS, Whalley Road Cashzone | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ribble Valley Rememberence Park 1,850 m² | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Oak Leigh Gardens Play Area 410 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,110 m² | 530 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 850 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Wayfaring Road.