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Thinking of living at OL13 8AP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 15% met the expected standard |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | Primary | 1.5 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Northern Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| The Valley Leadership Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 32.6 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 73.3 · 41.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorlands View School | Independent | 6.8 km | Attainment 8: 7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OL13 8AP, 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 | Bacup Recreation Crown Green Bowls Club | 440 m | 8 |
| Cycling | Pennine BMX track | 790 m | 4 |
| Golf | Bacup Golf Club Ltd | 200 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Bottom Astro | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Top Astro | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Football | Bottom Astro | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Netball | Bottom Astro | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Cowm Reservoir | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Pennine BMX track | 790 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Stubbylee Skate Park | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Stubbylee Park | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Bottom Astro | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rossendale RUFC | 4.4 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 Walsden, a drive away (6.5 km), with 80k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 8); 32 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is Bacup Thorn Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Valley Leadership Academy, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 32.6 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (3.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 300 m away, with Bacup Wines And Convenience closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Irwell Medical Centre (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, A Close Shave is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 12 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Circle Cafe Bacup \| Beyroot is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Rossendale Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 122 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 48 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Stubbylee Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Cowm Leisure Off Road Centre (3.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 39 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 39 km.
35 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.