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BB4 8RU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 6RW 133 m
BB4 6RP 157 m
BB4 8RX 162 m
BB4 8SS 172 m
BB4 6RL 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 8RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 8
Latitude
53.701281
Longitude
-2.296842
British National Grid easting
380,500
British National Grid northing
422,800

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
E00128839
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Belmont School

    Other independent special school

    266 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    510 m

  3. Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School

    Community special school

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 540
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Other theft 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BB4 8 residents
9,275

Age bands in BB4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,586 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,224 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,608 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,700 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

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    985 m

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    1.1 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    1.1 km

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    1.9 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    1.9 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    1.9 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Barritt Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.1 miles

  • Whitaker Park

    BCT · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles

  • Barnes Avenue

    BCT · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles

  • Ski Rossendale

    BCT · Oakley

    0.1 miles

  • Barnes Avenue

    BCT · 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Belmont School is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 540 events.

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