BB4 5ES

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 5ER 42 m
BB4 5EU 49 m
BB4 4RP 109 m
BB4 4RN 184 m
BB4 4PW 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 5ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 5
Latitude
53.699101
Longitude
-2.333011
British National Grid easting
378,111
British National Grid northing
422,568

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
E00128800
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 007B · E01025378
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 007 · E02005284

Postcode source versions

Explore BB4

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
224, Grane Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5ES 27 March 2026 £173,000
226, Grane Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5ES 25 June 2024 £176,950
216, Grane Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5ES 15 May 2024 £162,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Haslingden Primary School

    Foundation school

    687 m
  2. Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  3. Helmshore Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 472
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 68
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

44 female, 27 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
10.1
BB4 5 residents
6,477

Age bands in BB4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,364 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

838 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

1,851 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

1,710 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

995 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 5 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+
77.8%
Gigabit-capable
77.8%
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

6

within 5 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    772 m

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    772 m

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    772 m

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.1 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    3.5 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    3.5 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

  • Jubilee Road

    BCT · Haslingden

    0.0 miles
  • Jubilee Road

    BCT · Haslingden

    0.0 miles
  • Gas Street

    BCT · Haslingden

    0.2 miles
  • Gas Street

    BCT · Haslingden

    0.2 miles
  • Highfield Street

    BCT · Haslingden

    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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £173,000 from 3 recorded sales in BB4 5ES. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Haslingden Primary School is the nearest published school at 687 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 472 events.

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