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Thinking of living at BB6 7RX? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood | Primary | 400 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Great Harwood Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood | Primary | 850 m | 27% met the expected standard |
| The Hyndburn Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.4 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| The Willows |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Lowerfold Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 350 m | 11 |
| Tennis | Lowerfold Park | 390 m | 9 |
| Golf | Great Harwood Golf Club | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Great Harwood Cricket Club | 850 m | 7 |
| Swimming | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Football | Accrington Stanley F.C. | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Great Harwood Pump Track | 560 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Wilson Playing Fields Track | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Moto-X Circuit | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Sailing | East Lancashire Sailing Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Rishton, a drive away (3.0 km), with 41k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Church Street, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 14, 531); 32 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
The nearest primary school is Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hyndburn Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 37.4 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Pleckgate High School (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (9.8 km) and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (14.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 250 m away; Great Harwood Service Station T/A Morrisons Daily Great Harwood (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Great Harwood Medical Group (100 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Elysium is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 6.9 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Churchfield House is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Plough Pub the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 12% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 237 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Windsor Road Recreation ground, 200 m away; for exercise, The Cath Thom Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
50 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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| Independent |
| 2.5 km |
| – |
| Oakhill School | Independent | 4.3 km | 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BB6 7RX, 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.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 49 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
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.