# OL13 8QZ: area report for a postcode in Rossendale

OL13 8QZ 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 OL13 8QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) › [OL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13) › [OL13 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Rossendale 003A: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **Todmorden, 6.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **No property in OL13 8QZ 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=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rossendale 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **£199,759 average price**: For the whole of Rossendale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at OL13 8QZ**: Superfast for 87.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL13 8QZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-primary-school-e119190) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sharneyford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharneyford-primary-school-e119192) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| October 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| November 2025 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| November 2025 | £297,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Rossendale 003A has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rossendale 003A was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,852** (2021). Rossendale 003A had 1,852 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,387th most 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Rossendale 003A, 92.6% 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.

## OL13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL13 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,367** (2021). OL13 had 16,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,077th least 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: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in OL13 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In OL13, 97.1% 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: 53.7288, -2.1884

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=-2.1884,53.7288,OL138QZ

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