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Thinking of living at BB4 4FE? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmshore Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore | Primary | 750 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Haslingden Broadway Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Edenfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Haslingden Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Haslingden High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 35.3 · 0.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alder Grange School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 37 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple House School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Woodlands | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Belmont School | Independent | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 3.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Sunnybank Social Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 220 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Haslingden Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Football | Barlow Fold Playing Field | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Golf | Rossendale Golf Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Adrenaline Centre | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Swimming | The Old Mill Hotel And Leisure Club | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Skiing | The Hill (Ski Rossendale) | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Marl Pits Track | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Adrenaline Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Haslingden Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Victoria Park Outdoor Gym | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Edenfield Recreation Ground | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Whittaker Park BMX Track | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rossendale RUFC | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Netball | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 4.8 km | 1 |
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 Entwistle, a drive away (6.2 km), with 20k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
The nearest primary school is Helmshore Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 88% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Haslingden High School and Sixth Form, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.6 km away, with Opp Stop 24/7 closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haslingden Healthcare (2.4 km), with Everest Pharmacy Helmshore the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Friendz is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 10.0 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Village is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Sunnybank Social Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Helmshore Memorial Park (Snig Hole), 100 m away; for exercise, Haslingden Sports Centre (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 38 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.
12 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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