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BB12 9AE area guide

Who lives in BB12 9AE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Read, Sabden & Chatburn
Council: Ribble Valley
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,468 (2024)

BB12 9AEBurnley

At a glance

What BB12 9AE is like

BB12 9AE is a postcode in the Read, Sabden & Chatburn neighbourhood of Ribble Valley. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,468 people. 77.4% of households own their home, 18.3% rent privately and 3.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in BB12 9 sold for a median of £261,250 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BB12 9AE compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle — 15.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£261,250

Median over 52 sales in BB12 9, −11.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

62%

of 8 rated schools within 2.0 miles are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£59,095

Average a year, before tax — higher than 65% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in BB12 9 is down 11.4% on the year before.
02
An older population
22.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
77.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BB12 9AE FAQs

Is BB12 9AE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 62% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in BB12 9AE?

The median sale price over the last year was £261,250.

Homes in BB12 9 sold for a median of £261,250 across 52 sales in the year to August 2026, −11.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is BB12 9AE safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around BB12 9AE, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BB12 9AE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 77.4% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (45.8%).

Which council covers BB12 9AE?

BB12 9AE is in Ribble Valley.

BB12 9AE is in Ribble Valley, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BB12 9AE?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Hapton Rail Station, 2.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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