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Thinking of living at BB4 9EN? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch | Primary | 150 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 20% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Waterfoot Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 73.3 · 41.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Valley Leadership Academy | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 32.6 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alder Grange School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 37 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belmont School | Independent | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 3.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple House School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Woodlands | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
Every primary near BB4 9EN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | DISUSED Boars Head Hotel | 170 m | 12 |
| Cycling | Edgeside Park | 610 m | 5 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Football | Bottom Astro | 800 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Rawtenstall Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Bottom Astro | 800 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Whitaker Park | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | MUGA | 750 m | 2 |
| Netball | Bottom Astro | 800 m | 2 |
| Bmx | Whittaker Park BMX Track | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Skiing | The Hill (Ski Rossendale) | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Bottom Astro | 800 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rossendale RUFC | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Stubbylee Skate Park | 3.3 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 Burnley Manchester Road, a drive away (9.6 km), with 583k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Boars Head, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 7, 743); 11 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 73.3 · 41.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (0.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Late Shop, 700 m away, with We Love Sweets closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waterfoot Medical Practice (850 m), with Parade Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Headmasters is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
CoCo's is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Boars Head the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 97 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 48 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 126 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fall barn park, 2.1 km away; for exercise, Marl Pits Leisure Centre (1.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 38 km away.
25 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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Most households own their home, 19% 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.