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Thinking of living at BB12 7RH? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Altham St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Shuttleworth College | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hyndburn Academy | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.4 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakhill School | Independent | 3.5 km | 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Holdsworth School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
Every primary near BB12 7RH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Park Road Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.9 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Read Cricket Club | 330 m | 6 |
| Tennis | Simonstone Tennis Club | 880 m | 6 |
| Football | Padiham Football Club | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Padiham Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Golf | Great Harwood Golf Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Pendle Ski Centre | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Great Harwood Pump Track | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Moto-X Circuit | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Free flying | Pendle, PG take off | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Whalley, a drive away (3.9 km), with 81k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Jubilee Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (routes M2, 891, 892, 888); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Read St John's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shuttleworth College, 4.1 km away; Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 3.3 km away, with The Fuzzy Duck closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Padiham Group Practice (3.1 km), with Read & Simonstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Imperial Hair Fashions is 3.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Read & Simonstone Village Hall is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Read Cricket Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 121 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 175 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Great Harwood Community Space., 2.7 km away; for exercise, Padiham Pool (2.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 46 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 54 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.