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Thinking of living at BB7 1AG? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Ribblesdale School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe | Primary | 400 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Ribblesdale School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 43.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 74.4 · 46.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bowland High | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorland School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Oakhill School | Independent | 4.8 km | 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BB7 1AG, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Clitheroe Cricket Club | 870 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Ribblesdale Wanderers Crown Green Bowls Club | 530 m | 3 |
| Football | Sports Fields | 770 m | 3 |
| Free flying | Pendle main, PG take off | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Pendle Ski Centre | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Clitheroe Skatepark | 260 m | 1 |
| Cycling | The Green Jersey Cycling Club | 350 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Clitheroe Cricket Bowling & Tennis Club | 910 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Ribblesdale Swimming Pool | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Clitheroe Golf Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Clitheroe Canoe Club | 4.4 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 Clitheroe, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 265k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is St Michaels & St John RCPS, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 995); 47 departures an hour from the 22 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ribblesdale School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 43.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (1.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 50 m away; EBella (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pendleside Medical Pract (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hidden Beauty is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 15 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, 14 pubs and bars.
Moor Cafe Bistro is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Old School Rooms the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 48 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 181 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Henthorn Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Flip Side Fitness (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 49 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 58 km.
61 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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Most households own their home, 15% 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.