Postcode · Rossendale

BB4 0EJ area guide

Who lives in BB4 0EJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Rawtenstall
Council: Rossendale
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,716 (2024)

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At a glance

What BB4 0EJ is like

BB4 0EJ is a postcode in the Rawtenstall neighbourhood of Rossendale. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,716 people. 74.8% of households own their home, 16.9% rent privately and 7.7% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 59.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How BB4 0EJ compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 26.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 50 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

of 7 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£45,351

Average a year, before tax — higher than 28% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
An older population
21.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BB4 0EJ FAQs

Is BB4 0EJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is BB4 0EJ safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around BB4 0EJ, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in BB4 0EJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 74.8% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (36.8%).

Which council covers BB4 0EJ?

BB4 0EJ is in Rossendale.

BB4 0EJ is in Rossendale, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BB4 0EJ?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 50 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway), 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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