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BB4 9SZ

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 9TD 58 m
BB4 9TQ 91 m
BB4 9TA 128 m
BB4 9HR 144 m
BB4 9DN 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB4 9SZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB4
Postcode sector
BB4 9
Latitude
53.700603
Longitude
-2.246762
British National Grid easting
383,806
British National Grid northing
422,712

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
E00128875
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 010C · E01025391
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 010 · E02006884

Postcode source versions

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Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, Taylor Avenue, Edgeside, Rossendale, BB4 9SZ 25 July 2022 £137,000
51, Taylor Avenue, Edgeside, Rossendale, BB4 9SZ 26 September 2014 £80,000
55, Taylor Avenue, Edgeside, Rossendale, BB4 9SZ 15 April 2011 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. St Anne's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    261 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    612 m

  3. The Valley Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    743 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
918
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Public order 49
  • Other theft 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

28 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB4 9 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

5

within 5 km

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    1.1 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

    3.0 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81027

    3.2 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

  • Tom Lane

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.0 miles

  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 miles

  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Edgeside

    0.1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £137,000 from 1 recorded sale in BB4 9SZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rossendale is £193,320 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Anne's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

918 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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