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BB4 9BS

Whitewell & Stacksteads · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rossendale
Ward
Whitewell & Stacksteads
Local authority
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 9BZ 40 m
BB4 9BT 117 m
OL13 0TH 169 m
OL13 0TG 187 m
BB4 9UQ 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 9BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 9
Latitude
53.694224
Longitude
-2.241364
British National Grid easting
384,160
British National Grid northing
422,001

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Whitewell & Stacksteads · E05015825
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128877
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 010C · E01025391
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 010 · E02006884

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Hey Head Avenue, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9BS 11 June 2021 £141,000
2, Hey Head Avenue, Rossendale, BB4 9BS 30 November 2007 £250,000
9, Hey Head Avenue, Rossendale, BB4 9BS 13 April 2007 £49,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. The Valley Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    187 m

  2. Waterfoot Primary School

    Community school

    269 m

  3. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

    Academy converter

    408 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
960
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 443
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Other theft 47
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

15 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.4
BB4 9 residents
5,860

Age bands in BB4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

964 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

1,713 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,070 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    763 m

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    2.7 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    2.7 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81027

    2.9 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    3.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Hey Head Avenue

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.0 miles

  • Heyhead Avenue

    BCT · Hey Head

    0.0 miles

  • Piper Lea

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 miles

  • Fearns School

    BCT · Fearns Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Hey Head

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 010C, 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

5,722 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Valley Leadership Academy is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

960 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 443 events.

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