Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BB4 4ER
Postcode
BB4 4ER
Coordinates
53.6900, -2.3255
Grid reference
SD786215
Easting
378,605
Northing
421,550
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VMMQF+XR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Haslingden
Travel to Work
Blackburn
ITL Region
Rossendale
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6013
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6013 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BB4 4ER
England & WalesCrime trends · near BB4 4ER
Counts are for Helmshore electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.4%
Other White2.1%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian51.5%
No religion40.2%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4916.7%
65–7412.3%
75–8410.4%
25–349.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.9%
Households
Other20.5%
Any member 66+19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
All members 66+9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 8 other households · 33.0%
Administrative Information
Rossendale
Local Authority
Council AreaRossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Helmshore
Constituency code
E14001450
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Rossendale, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Rossendale
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rossendale 007C E01025379
E01025379MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 007 E02005284
E02005284LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rossendale 007C E01025379
E01025379MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 007 E02005284
E02005284Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB4 4ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6013
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025379 and MSOA E02005284 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB4 4ER is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BB4 4ER
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
81%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
44.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
48%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 40%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–14FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
35.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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