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BB4 4GE

Helmshore · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Helmshore
Local authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 4JA 32 m
BB4 4HQ 35 m
BB4 4PX 55 m
BB4 4HJ 71 m
BB4 4HL 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 4GE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 4
Latitude
53.691372
Longitude
-2.329225
British National Grid easting
378,357
British National Grid northing
421,707

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
E00128806
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 007C · E01025379
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 007 · E02005284

Postcode source versions

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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

    271 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    379 m

  3. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

    Community school

    628 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Other theft 44
  • Burglary 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    1.4 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    1.4 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    1.4 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.3 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    3.4 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    3.4 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Dorset Drive

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Gregory Fold

    BCT · Gregory Fold

    0.1 miles

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Sussex Drive

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 007C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,013 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Helmshore Primary School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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