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Rawtenstall
What it's like at BB4 8RZ: every home that has sold on the 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Accrington, a drive away (7.5 km), with 504k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Kingfisher, 250 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes X43, 743); 17 departures an hour from the 6 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 (under 50 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, 500 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, 200 m away; Spar Stores (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St James' Medical Centre (500 m), with Mhs Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Tanning Centre is 350 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.
Asda Cafe (Compass Group (Eurest)) is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hop the nearest pub (300 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 Whittaker Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Ski Rossendale (700 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.
49 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.
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 8RZ →
| 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
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.