OL13 9LY Rossendale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bacup. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (76% of about 910 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- OLD MARKET HALL, BACUP: up to 8 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- CROWN INN, GREAVE RD, BACUP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- WATERSIDE MILL, BACUP: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 6 addresses are between 279 m and 280 m above sea level (279 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 | 6.0 km |
| Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Thorn Gardens Bacup | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus station Rawtenstall | 5.9 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Irwell Medical Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bacup Primary Health Trust | 500 m |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Waterfoot Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Waterfoot Mini Market Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Hawthorn Road 1.7 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,540 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Laurels, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m south-west. 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* | 570 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tong Clough | Valley | 450 m south-east |
| Oaken Clough | Valley | 790 m east |
| Jeffry Barn Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Sheephouse Clough | Valley | 1.1 km south |
| Tooter Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Gorpley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.