BB4 7EB

Hareholme & Waterfoot · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 7EA 21 m
BB4 7ED 71 m
BB4 7EE 97 m
BB4 7DZ 116 m
BB4 7EF 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 7EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 7
Latitude
53.683422
Longitude
-2.245238
British National Grid easting
383,900
British National Grid northing
420,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128867
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 010D · E01025392
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 010 · E02006884

Postcode source versions

Explore BB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Waterfoot Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Valley Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
420
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 184
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Shoplifting 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Burglary 19

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    982 m

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    3.0 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    3.0 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    IRWELL MEDICAL CENTRE, IRWELL MILL, ROCHDALE ROAD, BACUP, OL13 9NR

    ODS code P81027

    3.6 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Glen Service Station

    BCT · Glen Top

    0.6 miles
  • Glen Service Station

    BCT · Glen Top

    0.6 miles
  • Townsend Street

    BCT · Waterfoot

    0.6 miles
  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Waterfoot

    0.7 miles
  • Royal Hotel Taxi Rank

    TXR · Waterfoot

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 010D, 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

9,527 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Waterfoot Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

420 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 184 events.

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