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BB4 4JJ

Helmshore · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 6NF 64 m
BB4 4JD 65 m
BB4 4JL 90 m
BB4 6NG 98 m
BB4 6NH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 4JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 4
Latitude
53.691360
Longitude
-2.333783
British National Grid easting
378,056
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
E00128802
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 007B · E01025378
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 007 · E02005284

Postcode source versions

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Property

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58 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Mercer Crescent, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4JJ 7 May 2024 £239,000
18, Mercer Crescent, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4JJ 24 March 2023 £260,000
34, Mercer Crescent, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4JJ 20 February 2023 £258,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Helmshore Primary School

    Community school

    305 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    572 m

  3. Haslingden High School and Sixth Form

    Community school

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
695
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 278
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Burglary 38
  • Vehicle crime 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

47 female, 47 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.1
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    1.5 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    1.5 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    1.5 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.5 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    3.7 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    3.7 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Campion Drive

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.0 miles

  • Helmshore PS

    BCT · Gregory Fold

    0.2 miles

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.2 miles

  • Gregory Fold

    BCT · Gregory Fold

    0.2 miles

  • Dorset Drive

    BCT · Flax Moss

    0.2 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 8 recorded sales in BB4 4JJ. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Helmshore Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

695 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 278 events.

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