Eagley Bank Shawforth, Rossendale
23 addresses across 6 postcodes (OL12,OL13), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long. USRN 32402612.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £168,980 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Rossendale costs £2,520 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Walsden, about 3.6 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 274 to 453 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Irwell Medical Practice, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £168,980 | £168,980 | £168,980 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2022 | LOWER TROUGH FARM OL12 8XE | Other | £710,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jun 2014 | DUCKWORTH FARM OL12 8XE | Detached | £168,980 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (46% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, Rossendale.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- THE OFFICES PEEL MILL MARKET STREET SHAWFORTH ROCHDALE LANCASHIRE OL12 8HN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL12 8BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL13 9XF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 8XE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OL12 8HN | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| OL12 8JB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| OL12 8JD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 274 m and 453 m above sea level (392 m on average); the ground rises about 179 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL12 8BS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OL12 8HN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 8JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 8JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OL12 8XE | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OL13 9XF | 79% | 79% | 79% | 21% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Littleborough 378,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peel Terrace Shawforth | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.2 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Irwell Medical Practice | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bacup Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bacup Primary Health Trust | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Waterfoot Police Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Whitworth, Off Market Street Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,180 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,350 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,600 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whitworth Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitworth Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shackleton Clough | Valley | 320 m north |
| Law Clough | Valley | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Reddish Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Hogshead Law Hill | Hill | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Gorpley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Gorpley Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rossendale: see them on the Rossendale page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Britannia Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- OL12 8BS: 11 addresses
- OL13 9XF: 6 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- OL12 8XE: 3 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- OL12 8HN: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- OL12 8JB: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- OL12 8JD: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
All the streets in OL12, OL13 and across Rossendale.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.