BB4 8SG

Longholme · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rossendale
Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 8SF 30 m
BB4 8UN 53 m
BB4 8SX 60 m
BB4 8SQ 77 m
BB4 8SJ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 8SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 8
Latitude
53.701571
Longitude
-2.288529
British National Grid easting
381,049
British National Grid northing
422,830

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
E00128840
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 004G · E01033281
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 004 · E02005281

Postcode source versions

Explore BB4

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Derby Terrace, Rossendale, BB4 8SG 11 May 2011 £97,500
2, Derby Terrace, Rossendale, BB4 8SG 22 August 2007 £115,000
6, Derby Terrace, Rossendale, BB4 8SG 15 September 2006 £124,000

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

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

    Voluntary aided school

    356 m
  3. Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,314
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 486
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Shoplifting 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

4 female, 8 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    526 m

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    526 m

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    826 m

  • HASLINGDEN HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81099

    2.4 km

  • HAZELVALLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81212

    2.4 km

  • ROSSENDALE VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    27 MANCHESTER ROAD, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, BB4 5SL

    ODS code P81686

    2.4 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    2.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Asda

    BCT · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Arrival Std

    BCS · Rawtenstall

    0.1 miles
  • Bacup Road Taxi Rank

    TXR · 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,314 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 486 events.

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