# BB4

Postcode district covering Rawtenstall and Haslingden, in Rossendale.

BB4 is a postcode district covering Rawtenstall and Haslingden, in Rossendale. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 83.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BB4. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BB4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BB4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in BB4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BB4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 698 homes were sold in BB4 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BB4) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BB4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BB4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BB4 had 42,400 usual residents at the census.

## How BB4 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BB4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | 2nd most expensive | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2025 |
| Population | 42,400 | 5th most populated | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, BB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.4% | 5th lowest | 13 postcode districts, BB · Jan 2026 |

## Is BB4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BB4 at a rate of 83.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across the BB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 297 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BB4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,427), anti-social behaviour (769) and other crime (512).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BB4 was 90.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BB4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BB4 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BB4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rossendale 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025355) | 2,386 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Rossendale 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025361) | 2,036 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| [Rossendale 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025362) | 2,038 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.0% |
| [Rossendale 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025393) | 1,422 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.3% |
| [Rossendale 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025363) | 1,368 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% |
| [Rossendale 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025364) | 1,404 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| [Rossendale 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025366) | 1,558 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Rossendale 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025395) | 1,561 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.2% |
| [Rossendale 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025396) | 1,326 | 164.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Rossendale 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025397) | 1,741 | 136.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Rossendale 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025398) | 1,384 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Rossendale 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025356) | 1,495 | 86.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.9% |
| [Rossendale 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025373) | 1,648 | 106.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.9% |
| [Rossendale 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025385) | 1,229 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Rossendale 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025387) | 1,883 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| [Rossendale 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01033281) | 2,697 | 200.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.2% |
| [Rossendale 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025377) | 1,563 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.6% |
| [Rossendale 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025378) | 1,559 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.4% |
| [Rossendale 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025379) | 1,462 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Rossendale 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025380) | 1,510 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Rossendale 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025365) | 1,449 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.7% |
| [Rossendale 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025384) | 1,238 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.8% |
| [Rossendale 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025371) | 1,411 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Rossendale 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025374) | 1,454 | 128.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Rossendale 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025391) | 1,546 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Rossendale 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025392) | 1,219 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.8% |
| [Rossendale 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025394) | 1,509 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |

## Your MP

- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), MP since July 2024. 76% of the people here.
- [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hyndburn): Sarah Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in BB4

[Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/crawshawbooth-reedsholme-and-water), [Haslingden](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/haslingden), [Helmshore](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/helmshore), [Rawtenstall](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/rawtenstall), [Townsend Fold & Edenfield](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/townsend-fold-and-edenfield), [Waterfoot & Stacksteads](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/waterfoot-and-stacksteads)

## Postcode sectors in BB4

[BB4 0 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-0), [BB4 4 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-4), [BB4 5 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-5), [BB4 6 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-6), [BB4 7 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-7), [BB4 8 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-8), [BB4 9 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4-9)

## Council

[Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)

## Towns in BB4

[Haslingden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haslingden), [Rawtenstall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rawtenstall)

## Postcode districts next to BB4

[BB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb1), [BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5), [BB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb10), [BB11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb11), [BL0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl0), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8), [OL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13)

## More in the BB postcode area

[All BB postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BB4 in brief

BB4 is a postcode district covering Rawtenstall and Haslingden, in Rossendale.
About 43,841 people lived in BB4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 698 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BB4 was £200,000 in 2025.
BB4 had 42,400 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in BB4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BB4, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BB4
- Postcode area: [BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb)
- Constituency: [Rossendale and Darwen †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen)
- Council: [Rossendale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)
- Area: 75.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 43,841*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 135

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb5), [BL0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl0), [OL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13), [BB11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb11), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8)

## Latest updates for BB4

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BB4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4