OL13 8BZ Rossendale
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Bacup. Region: North West.
Streets
- Burnley Road, Weir: 11 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Rossendale in 2026-27: Band D £2,520 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,680 | £1,960 | £2,240 | £2,520 | £3,080 | £3,640 | £4,200 | £5,040 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (59% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- WATERSIDE MILL, BACUP: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- OLD MARKET HALL, BACUP: up to 8 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- CROWN INN, GREAVE RD, BACUP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 266 m and 267 m above sea level (267 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km |
| Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Burnley Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Meadows Avenue Bacup | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus station Rawtenstall | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Bank Street, Bacup | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Irwell Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bacup Primary Health Trust | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 9.4 km |
| Police station | Waterfoot Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | Waterfoot Mini Market Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest West View Football Ground 1.0 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,310 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Laurels, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m south. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Laurels | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffry Barn Wood | Wood | 110 m north-west |
| Whitaker Clough | Valley | 490 m north-west |
| Old Meadows Plantation | Wood | 720 m north |
| Setting Barn Clough | Valley | 740 m north-west |
| Small Shaw Height | Hill | 1.1 km north-west |
| Clough Bottom Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 11 |
10 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burnley Road.