Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 11.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£160,000
Median property price
North West
Region
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.
2801
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2801 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · OL13 8BN
HM Land Registry · Rossendale
Average price
£160,000
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Median price: £160,000
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Police Recorded Crime near OL13 8BN
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL13 8BN
Counts are for Bacup electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +41%
553923
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
23
YoY -30%
42257
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
19124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.4%
Other White2.3%
Chinese1.4%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
No religion49.4%
Christian42.0%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4918.2%
25–3414.1%
65–7410.1%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other25.5%
Any member 66+14.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%
Coordinates & Location for OL13 8BN
Postcode
OL13 8BN
Coordinates
53.7063, -2.2020
Grid reference
SD867233
Easting
386,764
Northing
423,331
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VPQ4X+G6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bacup
Travel to Work
Blackburn
ITL Region
Rossendale
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Rossendale
Local Authority
Council AreaRossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bacup
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 003C E01025369
E01025369MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 003 E02005280
E02005280LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rossendale 003C E01025369
E01025369MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 003 E02005280
E02005280Urban: 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
6:19 AM
Sunrise
5:34 PM
Sunset
11 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:19 AM
Sunset (today)
5:34 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 15 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 OL13 8BN 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: 2801
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025369 and MSOA E02005280 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL13 8BN 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
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Schools near OL13 8BN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 76%
RWM expected
15%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
37%
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