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Thinking of living at OL13 8JH? 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 St Saviour's Community Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | Primary | 800 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 37% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 15% met the expected standard |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Valley Leadership Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 32.6 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 73.3 · 41.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Whitworth Community High School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rossendale School | Independent | 6.9 km | Attainment 8: 31.4 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OL13 8JH, 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 | Stubbylee Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 460 m | 8 |
| Cycling | Stubbylee Park | 400 m | 4 |
| Golf | Bacup Golf Club Ltd | 790 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Bottom Astro | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Top Astro | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Football | Bottom Astro | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Netball | Bottom Astro | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Cowm Reservoir | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Whitworth Leisure Centre | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Stubbylee Skate Park | 320 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Stubbylee Park | 400 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Pennine BMX track | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Bottom Astro | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rossendale RUFC | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Marl Pits Leisure Centre | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Rawtenstall Cricket Club | 5.0 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 (6.8 km), with 80k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Stubylee Bridge, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 7, BR4); 23 departures an hour from the 7 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 Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 64% 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, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 32.6 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (0.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 750 m away, with Market Street Filling Station closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Irwell Medical Practice (800 m), with Bacup Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Avon Hair is 900 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.
Tommy Tumble Town is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Farholme Tavern the nearest pub (600 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 Stubbylee Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Cowm Leisure Off Road Centre (2.8 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.
15 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.