BB4 4AP

Helmshore · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rossendale
Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 4NW 84 m
BB4 4NQ 109 m
BB4 4FB 119 m
BB4 4AZ 126 m
BB4 4NR 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 4AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 4
Latitude
53.687462
Longitude
-2.339279
British National Grid easting
377,691
British National Grid northing
421,275

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Helmshore · E05015823
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128803
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 007B · E01025378
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 007 · E02005284

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Meadow Brook, The Bungalow, Musbury Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4AP 30 September 2024 £398,500
Higher Hollin Farm, Musbury Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4AP 31 May 2023 £347,000
3, Musbury Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4AP 9 September 2022 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Helmshore Primary School

    Community school

    580 m
  2. St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

    Voluntary aided school

    824 m
  3. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
301
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Vehicle crime 20
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.4
BB4 4 residents
7,189

Age bands in BB4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,195 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

642 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,580 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,141 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,904 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

    HASLINGDEN HEALTH CENTRE, MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81099

    2.1 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    7-9 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81212

    2.1 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.1 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    4.1 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROSSENDALE PHCC, 161 BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 7PL

    ODS code Y02606

    4.1 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROSSENDALE PRIMARY HEALTH CC, 161 BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 7PL

    ODS code P81118

    4.1 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Museum

    BCT · Helmshore

    0.1 miles
  • Museum

    BCT · Helmshore

    0.1 miles
  • Airtours

    BCT · Helmshore

    0.1 miles
  • Airtours

    BCT · Helmshore

    0.1 miles
  • Village Store

    BCT · Helmshore

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 007B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,134 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £399,250 from 4 recorded sales in BB4 4AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rossendale is £193,320 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Helmshore Primary School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

301 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.