Back Lane Ribble Valley
8 addresses across 6 postcodes (BB12,BB7), about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 31800053.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2004 the median was £460,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Ribble Valley costs £2,387 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whalley (Lancashire), about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Memorial Park, is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 170 to 226 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Padiham Group Practice, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 970 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2004 | WHITTAKERS FARM BB12 7SA | Detached | £460,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (28% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BARN AND STABLE CIRCA 1 METRE NORTH OF REAR WALL OF FOULDS HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COPTHURST FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGE, grade II
- FOULDS HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB12 7SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB7 9HB | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB12 9AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB12 9AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB7 9EN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BB7 9EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 170 m and 226 m above sea level (197 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB12 7SA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BB12 9AD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| BB12 9AE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| BB7 9EN | 17% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| BB7 9EX | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| BB7 9HB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hapton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 45.4 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Padiham Group Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Read & Simonstone Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 61 - 63 Church Street | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderstones Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Padiham Customer Service Reception | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Barrow - Holm Road PFS, Whalley Road Cashzone | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Memorial Park 6.2 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,530 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,110 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,550 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson's Wood | Wood | 260 m north-east |
| Read Heights | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Well Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Brown Banks Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Wiswell Moor Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Churn Clough Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ribble Valley: see them on the Ribble Valley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sabden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Read St John's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BB12 7SA: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- BB7 9HB: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- BB12 9AD: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- BB12 9AE: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- BB7 9EN: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- BB7 9EX: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
All the streets in BB12, BB7 and across Ribble Valley.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.