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BB4 7AJ

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 6HX 147 m
BB4 6HU 205 m
BB4 6HY 257 m
BB4 6DS 269 m
BB4 6DR 283 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 7AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 7
Latitude
53.689604
Longitude
-2.293731
British National Grid easting
380,700
British National Grid northing
421,500

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
E00128848
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 008D · E01025384
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 008 · E02005285

Postcode source versions

Explore BB4

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

    433 m

  2. Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

  3. Valley College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,003
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB4 7 residents
5,694

Age bands in BB4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,114 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

643 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,623 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,776 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

1,238 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    1.5 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    1.5 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    2.2 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    2.6 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    2.6 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.6 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    2.8 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cherry Crescent

    BCT · Balladen

    0.2 miles

  • Whitchaff Inn

    BCT · Townsend Fold

    0.3 miles

  • Chestnut Drive

    BCT · Balladen

    0.3 miles

  • Lower Clowes Rd

    BCT · Townsend Fold

    0.3 miles

  • Cherry Tree Lane

    BCT · Balladen

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 008D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,787 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,003 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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