OL13 3BR

Bacup · Rossendale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bacup
Local authority
Rossendale
Postcode district
OL13
Postcode sector
OL13 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL13 3DA 0 m
OL13 3DH 0 m
OL13 3ZZ 0 m
OL13 8AA 0 m
OL13 8AF 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL13 3BR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2012
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL13
Postcode sector
OL13 3
Latitude
53.703933
Longitude
-2.201384
British National Grid easting
386,803
British National Grid northing
423,073

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rossendale · E07000125
Electoral ward
Bacup · E05015817
Parish or community
E43000099
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00128761
Lower layer super output area
Rossendale 003C · E01025369
Middle layer super output area
Rossendale 003 · E02005280

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Bacup Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    411 m
  2. Bacup Thorn Primary School

    Community school

    411 m
  3. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,313
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81027

    508 m

  • WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81132

    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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Bacup

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Bacup

    0.0 miles
  • Yorkshire Street

    BCT · Bacup

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Bacup

    0.1 miles
  • St James Gardens

    BCT · Bacup

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rossendale 003C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,801 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bacup Nursery School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,313 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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