PR3 3XX Ribble Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hurst Green & Whitewell. Region: North West.
Streets
- Gallows Lane, Ribble Valley: 40 addresses
- Clitheroe Road, Knowle Green: 2 addresses
- Clitheroe Road, Ribble Valley: 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 E (22% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 43 addresses are between 27 m and 113 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Langho 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km |
| Ramsgreave and Wilpshire 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Grindlestone Farm Dutton | 670 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 55.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Berry Lane Medical Centre | 5.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Langho Pharmacy | 5.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Berry Lane Dental Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | Calderstones Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Longridge Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Ribchester Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,210 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dutton Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dutton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist. | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duddel Wood | Wood | 550 m north-west |
| Ragden Wood | Wood | 770 m east |
| Little Stydd Wood | Wood | 790 m south-west |
| Duddel Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Sales Wheel | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Chippendale Clough | Valley | 3.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 43 |
19 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Gallows Lane.