St Paul's Close Clitheroe, Ribble Valley
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (BB7), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31800315.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Clitheroe, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Henthorn Park, is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 65 to 66 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pendleside Medical Pract, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1983-1990 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9).
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 street: most are in band B (35% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Hargreaves & Coates Ltd., Back St Pauls Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2LS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Lodematioc Ltd, Primrose Works, Primrose Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1BS: up to 25 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB7 2NA | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| BB7 2NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 65 m and 66 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB7 2NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB7 2NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clitheroe 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Whalley (Lancashire) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Langho 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Pauls Church Low Moor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Whalley | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edisford Road Car Park | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pendleside Medical Pract | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peter Buckley Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellgate Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Clitheroe Community Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Clitheroe Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Clitheroe Henthorn Road Cashzone | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henthorn Park 1.6 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7.4 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Clitheroe Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Clitheroe Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sherburn Wood | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Boy Bank Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Cragg Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Barrow Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Dale Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 19 |
3 of the street's 19 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edisford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ribblesdale Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ribblesdale School | All-through | 4–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar BB7 2LT | Retailers - other | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Beech Grove Residential Home BB7 2LS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Low Moor Club BB7 2LS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 4 Good | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Abbeyfield House BB7 2NH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Thistle Manor BB7 3LA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Edisford C P School BB7 2LN | School/college/university | 340 m | 4 Good | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Edisford After School Club BB7 2LN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Bambinos Boutique Daycare BB7 2PA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily BB7 2NU | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Paul'S Terrace (4); On or near St Paul'S Close (3); On or near St Paul'S Street (2); On or near Kirk Avenue (1); On or near Meadow View (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
Kirk Avenue · Queen Street · Lea Close · St Paul's Terrace · Vicarage Close · Greenfield Avenue · St Paul's Street · Garnett Mews · Meadow View · Pasture Fold · Lancaster Drive · Union Street
All the streets in 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.