BB4 6AE

Longholme · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 6AA 30 m
BB4 6AD 31 m
BB4 7NG 42 m
BB4 6AF 51 m
BB4 6QU 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 6AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 6
Latitude
53.700404
Longitude
-2.287748
British National Grid easting
381,100
British National Grid northing
422,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Longholme · E05015824
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128841
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 004G · E01033281
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 004 · E02005281

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall

    Voluntary controlled school

    480 m
  2. St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

    Voluntary aided school

    495 m
  3. Belmont School

    Other independent special school

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 481
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Shoplifting 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB4 6 residents
7,849

Age bands in BB4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,372 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

706 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,847 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

1,983 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,453 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

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    470 m

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    470 m

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    961 m

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    2.5 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    2.5 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.5 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WATERFOOT HEALTH CENTRE, COWPE ROAD, WATERFOOT, ROSSENDALE, BB4 7DN

    ODS code P81132

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bacup Road Taxi Rank

    TXR · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Arrival Std

    BCS · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 004G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,820 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 481 events.

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