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On Higher Mill Street, in Rawtenstall
What it's like at BB4 7UN: every home that has sold on Higher Mill Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Higher Mill Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £225,000 | 112 m² | £2,009/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Sept 2020 | £225,000 | 113 m² | £1,991/m² | 2 |
| 3, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2016 | £167,500 | 112 m² | £1,496/m² | 1 |
| 4, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Feb 2014 | £159,950 | 113 m² | £1,415/m² | 1 |
| 5, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £167,500 | 112 m² | £1,496/m² | 1 |
| 6, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Apr 2014 | £159,950 | 110 m² | £1,454/m² | 1 |
| 7, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £167,500 | 112 m² | £1,496/m² | 1 |
| 8, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Feb 2014 | £164,950 | 114 m² | £1,447/m² | 1 |
| 9, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £184,950 | 112 m² | £1,651/m² | 1 |
| 10, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Jun 2026 | £317,500 | 146 m² | £2,175/m² | 2 |
| 11, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £307,500 | 112 m² | £2,746/m² | 2 |
| 12, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Jun 2023 | £295,500 | 114 m² | £2,592/m² | 2 |
| 14, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Sept 2023 | £275,000 | 114 m² | £2,412/m² | 3 |
| 16, Higher Mill StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2011 | £179,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Oct 2011 | £174,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Jul 2021 | £245,000 | 117 m² | £2,094/m² | 1 |
| 26, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Jun 2023 | £270,000 | 108 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 28, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Dec 2011 | £169,995 | 113 m² | £1,504/m² | 1 |
| 30, Higher Mill StreetTerraced | Jan 2014 | £155,000 | 106 m² | £1,462/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Accrington, a drive away (7.9 km), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Union Street, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 7, 743); 42 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Alder Grange School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 37 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (2.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 250 m away, with Rossendale Mini Market closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ilex View Medical Practice (300 m), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, The Tanning Centre is 150 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 33 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Do Dah's is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Northern Whisper Brewing Co. the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (31 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 44 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Fall barn park, 550 m away; for exercise, Marl Pits Leisure Centre (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 39 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% 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.
48 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Springside Cottage | II | 80 m |
| 1-7 (odd) Newhouses Cottages | II | 90 m |
| 5-11, Daisy Hill | II | 100 m |
| 1 and 3, Daisy Hill | II | 120 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Rossendale and Darwen constituency: Andy MacNae MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,628 (12.6%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BB4 7UN →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Higher Mill Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.2% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Blackpool Central · about 49 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 58 min
Nearest: Rascals · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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