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Thinking of living at BB1 4NL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rishton Methodist Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| The Hyndburn Academy | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 37.4 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rhyddings | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Willows | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Park View | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| The Alternative School | Independent | 3.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rishton Crown Green Bowls Club | 210 m | 17 |
| Golf | Rishton Golf Club Ltd | 760 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Lowerfold Park | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Spa Naturel (Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel And Spa) | 910 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Rishton Cricket Club | 850 m | 5 |
| Football | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Great Harwood Pump Track | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wilson Playing Fields Track | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Sailing | East Lancashire Sailing Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hyndburn Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hyndburn Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Padel | CLUBHOUSE | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Rishton, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 41k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is James Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 152, 122); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rishton Methodist Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 79% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hyndburn Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 37.4 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Pleckgate High School (4.5 km) and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (12.1 km) and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (13.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 550 m away, with RT Multishop @ Bestone closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Weavers Practice (350 m), with Rishton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Fellaz Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 4.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Canal View is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Rishton Free Gardeners the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 12% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 53% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Dunkenhalgh Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Hyndburn Sports Centre (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 47 km away.
37 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.