BB4 9GG

Whitewell & Stacksteads · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB4 9TL 16 m
BB4 9TJ 52 m
BB4 9JJ 75 m
BB4 9FD 111 m
BB4 9TW 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 9GG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 9
Latitude
53.704000
Longitude
-2.247403
British National Grid easting
383,765
British National Grid northing
423,090

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
E00128873
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 010E · E01025394
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 010 · E02006884

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. St Anne's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    127 m
  2. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    746 m
  3. Staghills Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    953 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 363
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.4 km

  • FAIRMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02606

    2.2 km

  • ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81118

    2.2 km

  • ST JAMES' MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, BB4 8HH

    ODS code P81003

    2.8 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81027

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashworth Lane

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 miles
  • The Roebuck

    BCT · Whitewell Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Roebuck

    BCT · Whitewell Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Ashworth Road

    BCT · Scout

    0.2 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 010E, 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

8,527 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 4 secondary schools. St Anne's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 127 m.

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

Recorded crime

817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 363 events.

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