# OL13 9LH: area report for a postcode in Rossendale

OL13 9LH 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 9LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) › [OL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13) › [OL13 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-9)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Rossendale 003D: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **Walsden, 5.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **No property in OL13 9LH 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=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rossendale 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **£199,759 average price**: For the whole of Rossendale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL13 9LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL13 9LH**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147592) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bacup Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-nursery-school-e119097) | Nursery | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bacup Thorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-thorn-primary-school-e119193) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bacup-st-saviours-community-primary-school-e119191) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sharneyford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharneyford-primary-school-e119192) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Britannia Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/britannia-community-primary-school-e119189) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-primary-school-e119190) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2023 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £119,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £147,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £98,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (590 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (580 m); BACUP PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: BACUP PRIMARY HEALTH TRUST (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Newline Bacup (590 m, Morrisons); Aldi Henrietta Street, Bacup (670 m, Aldi); Spar Bacup (850 m, Spar); Spar - Market Street (880 m, Spar)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.9** (2025). Rossendale 003D has a deprivation score of 43.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,608th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £152,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rossendale 003D was £152,750 in 2025. Joint 2,631st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,588** (2021). Rossendale 003D had 1,588 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,743rd 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Rossendale 003D, 99.0% 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: 53.7033, -2.1917

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=-2.1917,53.7033,OL139LH

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