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Bacup

Middle area

North east Rossendale. 11,467 people in 14 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bacup’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£165,000
716th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,135
546th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bacup compares

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Median sale price8 middle areas, Rossendale · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from £144,975 to £264,500. The middle area is £197,500. Bacup is £165,000.
£165,0002nd lowest
Population8 middle areas, Rossendale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 6,093 to 12,375. The middle area is 8,417. Bacup is 11,135.
11,1352nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Rossendale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 76.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 93.5%. Bacup is 96.8%.
96.8%highest
Claimant rate8 middle areas, Rossendale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 1.7% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.9%. Bacup is 4.3%.
4.3%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Rossendale

These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rossendale and not Bacup alone. See Rossendale

Average house price
£199,759
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,273
76th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.0
67th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bacup in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bacup was £165,000 in 2025.

Bacup had 11,135 usual residents at the census.

In Bacup, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bacup, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.