OL13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bacup, Rockliffe and Huttock Top, in Rossendale.
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 OL13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In OL13, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How OL13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is OL13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OL13 at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 142 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OL13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (745), anti-social behaviour (354) and other crime (266).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OL13 was 123.0 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 OL13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL13 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossendale 003A | 1,852 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% |
| Rossendale 003B | 1,693 | 116.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Rossendale 003C | 1,324 | 259.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.9% |
| Rossendale 003D | 1,588 | 134.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Rossendale 003E | 1,752 | 178.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Rossendale 003F | 2,924 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Rossendale 010F | 1,279 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Rossendale 010G | 1,464 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Rossendale 010H | 1,426 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| Rossendale 010I | 1,067 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
Your MP
- Andy MacNaeLabourMP for Rossendale and Darwen
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL131
Postcode sectors in OL134
Council1
Towns in OL131
Postcode districts next to OL135
More in the OL postcode area2
OL13 in brief
OL13 is a postcode district covering Bacup, Rockliffe and Huttock Top, in Rossendale.
About 16,724 people lived in OL13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £160,000 in 2025 across 266 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OL13 was £160,000 in 2025.
OL13 had 16,367 usual residents at the census.
In OL13, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In OL13, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.