# BB4 8JN: area report for a postcode in Rossendale

BB4 8JN is a postcode in Rossendale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rossendale. Open the map at BB4 8JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) › [BB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4) › [BB4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Rossendale 004A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **Accrington, 7.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **No property in BB4 8JN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rossendale 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **£199,759 average price**: For the whole of Rossendale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB4 8JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **Low road and rail noise at BB4 8JN**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-rawtenstall-e119368) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-less-roman-catholic-primary-school-rawtenstall-e119665) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawtenstall-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119367) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alder Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alder-grange-school-e119722) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Belmont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-school-e131025) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawtenstall-cribden-house-community-special-school-e119879) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawtenstall-balladen-community-primary-school-e119280) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-roman-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147565) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £258,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £157,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £199,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £161,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £151,201 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m); FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: MHS PHARMACY (210 m); RAWTENSTALL PHARMACY (290 m); ASDA PHARMACY (320 m); BOOTS (600 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: ROSSENDALE DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); DENPOINT DENTAL CARE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Rawtenstall (130 m, Spar); Asda Rawtenstall Superstore (390 m, Asda); Lidl Rawtenstall (750 m, Lidl); Tesco Rawtenstall Superstore (880 m, Tesco); Aldi Rawtenstall (970 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,759** (July 2026). Rossendale’s average house price was £199,759 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,273** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rossendale earned a median of £35,273 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 76th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Rossendale costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Rossendale has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 67th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rossendale 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.5** (2025). Rossendale 004A has a deprivation score of 32.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,137th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £162,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rossendale 004A was £162,500 in 2025. Joint 3,280th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,495** (2021). Rossendale 004A had 1,495 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,969th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Rossendale 004A, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BB4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB4 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,400** (2021). BB4 had 42,400 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 370th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in BB4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.4%** (January 2026). In BB4, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)
- Centre: 53.7064, -2.2890

Council: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2890,53.7064,BB48JN

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