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Bacup
What it's like at OL13 8PH: 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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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.
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 Todmorden, a drive away (6.6 km), with 718k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Northern CPS, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 8); 5 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 43 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is Northern Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 50% 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, 3.6 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, 1.8 km away, with D & A Gregory Butchers closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Irwell Medical Centre (1.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, By Kaylee Beauty Boutique is 1.6 km 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.
Anna's Cafe Bar is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Bacup Borough Football Club the nearest pub (1.1 km).
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, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Cowm Leisure Off Road Centre (4.8 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.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge C10 Metres South-East of Dog Pits Lane Bridge Over River Irwell | II | 70 m |
| Milestone at the Corner of Dog Pits Lane | II | 100 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%.
4 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 OL13 8PH →
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.
Nearest: Blackpool Central · about 57 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 58 min
Nearest: Rascals · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.8% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 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.
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