# OL13 Postcode district covering Bacup, Rockliffe and Huttock Top, in Rossendale. OL13 is a postcode district covering Bacup, Rockliffe and Huttock Top, in Rossendale. Median sale price £160,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 108.8 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code OL13. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol) 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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=OL13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in OL13 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=OL13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 266 homes were sold in OL13 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=OL13) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OL13. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=OL13) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OL13 had 16,367 usual residents at the census. ## How OL13 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | OL13 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £160,000 | cheapest | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2025 | | Population | 16,367 | 5th least populated | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 5th highest | 16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026 | ## 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 Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in OL13 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rossendale 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025367) | 1,852 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% | | [Rossendale 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025368) | 1,693 | 116.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% | | [Rossendale 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025369) | 1,324 | 259.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.9% | | [Rossendale 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025381) | 1,588 | 134.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% | | [Rossendale 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025382) | 1,752 | 178.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% | | [Rossendale 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025383) | 2,924 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% | | [Rossendale 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025370) | 1,279 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% | | [Rossendale 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025388) | 1,464 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% | | [Rossendale 010H](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025389) | 1,426 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% | | [Rossendale 010I](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/neighbourhood/e01025390) | 1,067 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% | ## 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. ## Middle areas in OL13 [Bacup](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale/bacup) ## Postcode sectors in OL13 [OL13 0 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-0), [OL13 3 (18 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-3), [OL13 8 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-8), [OL13 9 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13-9) ## Council [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) ## Towns in OL13 [Bacup](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bacup) ## Postcode districts next to OL13 [BB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4), [BB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb10), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12), [OL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol14) ## More in the OL postcode area [All OL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## 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. About 90% of people in OL13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In OL13, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: OL13 - Postcode area: [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol) - Constituency: [Rossendale and Darwen †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen) - Council: [Rossendale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) - Area: 23.60 km² - People, mid-2024: 16,724* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 49 * 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 [BB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4), [OL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol12), [BB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb10), [OL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol14), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9) ## Latest updates for OL13 - 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/OL13 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol13