Postcode · Rossendale

BB4 8UL area guide

Who lives in BB4 8UL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Rawtenstall
Council: Rossendale
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,990 (2024)

BB4 8ULRossendale

At a glance

What BB4 8UL is like

BB4 8UL 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 1,990 people. 79.1% of households own their home, 8.2% rent privately and 10.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 35–39, and 61.6% 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. Homes in BB4 8 sold for a median of £202,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BB4 8UL 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

4/ 10

Around the middle — 18.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£202,500

Median over 126 sales in BB4 8, −9.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 49 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.

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Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in BB4 8 is down 9.3% on the year before.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
79.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BB4 8UL FAQs

Is BB4 8UL 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 18.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in BB4 8UL?

The median sale price over the last year was £202,500.

Homes in BB4 8 sold for a median of £202,500 across 126 sales in the year to August 2026, −9.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is BB4 8UL safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around BB4 8UL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BB4 8UL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 35–39, at 8.1% of residents. 79.1% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (45.5%).

Which council covers BB4 8UL?

BB4 8UL is in Rossendale.

BB4 8UL is in Rossendale, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BB4 8UL?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 49 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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