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Thinking of living at BB7 9ST? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whalley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 91% met the expected standard |
| Barrow URC Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood | Primary | 3.4 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakhill School | Independent | 1.0 km | 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park View | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| Stonyhurst College | Independent | 5.2 km | 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BB7 9ST, 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 | Whalley Sports Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 730 m | 5 |
| Golf | Whalley Golf Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Queen Elizabeth Ii Playing Fields (Whalley) | 620 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Whalley Cricket Club | 690 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Foxfields Country Hotel | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Wilson Playing Fields Track | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Pendle Ski Centre | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Motocross | Moto-X Circuit | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Football | Blackburn Rovers Academy | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Great Harwood Pump Track | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 4.7 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, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 81k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Toby Jug, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 22, 280, 892, 121); 35 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Whalley Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (6.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Coop Group Food, 150 m away; Delicio Whalley (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whalley Medical Centre (100 m), with Whalley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Samsons Barber is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 9.9 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 17 pubs and bars.
Amico Mio is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Dog Inn Whalley the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 58 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 410 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Whalley Park, 250 m away; for exercise, PLM Fitness (50 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 50 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
44 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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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.