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BB4 6AU

Longholme · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Longholme
Local authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 6AX 42 m
BB4 6AT 59 m
BB4 6BE 60 m
BB4 6BG 68 m
BB4 6DQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 6AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 6
Latitude
53.696393
Longitude
-2.288766
British National Grid easting
381,031
British National Grid northing
422,254

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
E00128834
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 004D · E01025385
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
34
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School

    Community school

    405 m

  2. Belmont School

    Other independent special school

    890 m

  3. St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall

    Voluntary aided school

    901 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 475
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Shoplifting 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 84

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

    728 m

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    728 m

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    1.4 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    2.5 km

  • 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

Nearby transport

  • Dearden Nook

    BCT · Balladen

    0.1 miles

  • Dearden Nook

    BCT · Balladen

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Carr Road

    BCT · Hall Carr

    0.1 miles

  • Shawfield

    BCT · Balladen

    0.1 miles

  • Fallbarn Crescent

    BCT · Hall Carr

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 004D, 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

3,618 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 475 events.

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