Bacup

Bacup is covered by postcode district OL13. It is in the Rossendale council area, Lancashire.

Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in Bacup, last 12 months. ▲ 6.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 508 of 548 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 76 of 571 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 90 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 6 6 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Bacup, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Bacup, by flood risk Of the 571 postcodes in Bacup that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 50 are at low risk at worst and 495 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Bacup. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL13 0AH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0AJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0AL: not on the flood risk listOL13 0AW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BD: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BT: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BX: not on the flood risk listOL13 0BZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DL: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0DW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0EP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0ER: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HL: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HR: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HT: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0HZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0JA: not on the flood risk listOL13 0JH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0JJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LT: not on the flood risk listOL13 0LW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NA: not on the flood risk listOL13 0ND: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NX: not on the flood risk listOL13 0NZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PD: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PR: not on the flood risk listOL13 0PS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QA: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QD: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QR: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QT: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QX: not on the flood risk listOL13 0QY: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RL: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RR: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RX: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RY: not on the flood risk listOL13 0RZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SA: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SN: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SP: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SR: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0ST: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SU: not on the flood risk listOL13 0SW: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TA: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TB: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TF: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TS: not on the flood risk listOL13 0TZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0UE: not on the flood risk listOL13 0UG: not on the flood risk listOL13 0UH: not on the flood risk listOL13 0UJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 0UY: not on the flood risk listOL13 3DA: not on the flood risk listOL13 3SA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AD: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AY: not on the flood risk listOL13 8AZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BD: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BY: not on the flood risk listOL13 8BZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DD: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DF: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DN: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DW: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DX: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DY: not on the flood risk listOL13 8DZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EB: not on the flood risk listOL13 8ED: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EE: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EF: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8ER: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EX: not on the flood risk listOL13 8EZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GW: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GX: not on the flood risk listOL13 8GZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HE: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HN: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HW: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HX: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HY: not on the flood risk listOL13 8HZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JB: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JD: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JE: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JF: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JU: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JX: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JY: not on the flood risk listOL13 8JZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LB: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LD: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LE: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LN: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8LT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NB: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NE: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NF: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NG: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NH: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8NR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PA: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PB: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PF: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PL: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PP: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PR: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PT: not on the flood risk listOL13 8PW: not on the flood risk listOL13 8RS: not on the flood risk listOL13 8UY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9AZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9BW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9DZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9ES: not on the flood risk listOL13 9ET: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9EZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9FP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9FQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9HY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9JY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9LZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9NZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9PZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9QZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RQ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9RZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SD: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SR: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9SZ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TF: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TG: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TH: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TJ: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TL: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TN: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TP: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TS: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TT: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TW: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TX: not on the flood risk listOL13 9TY: not on the flood risk listOL13 9WU: not on the flood risk listOL13 9XA: not on the flood risk listOL13 9XB: not on the flood risk listOL13 9XE: not on the flood risk listOL13 9XT: not on the flood risk listOL13 0AA: low flood risk at worstOL13 0AD: low flood risk at worstOL13 0AR: low flood risk at worstOL13 0AT: low flood risk at worstOL13 0AX: low flood risk at worstOL13 0BH: low flood risk at worstOL13 0BW: low flood risk at worstOL13 0BY: low flood risk at worstOL13 0EL: low flood risk at worstOL13 0ES: low flood risk at worstOL13 0ET: low flood risk at worstOL13 0HD: low flood risk at worstOL13 0HF: low flood risk at worstOL13 0NL: low flood risk at worstOL13 0NP: low flood risk at worstOL13 0NS: low flood risk at worstOL13 0PA: low flood risk at worstOL13 0PZ: low flood risk at worstOL13 0UA: low flood risk at worstOL13 0UB: low flood risk at worstOL13 0UD: low flood risk at worstOL13 8AE: low flood risk at worstOL13 8AN: low flood risk at worstOL13 8AW: low flood risk at worstOL13 8BN: low flood risk at worstOL13 8BP: low flood risk at worstOL13 8DB: low flood risk at worstOL13 8EN: low flood risk at worstOL13 8PQ: low flood risk at worstOL13 9AE: low flood risk at worstOL13 9AR: low flood risk at worstOL13 9AW: low flood risk at worstOL13 9BB: low flood risk at worstOL13 9BD: low flood risk at worstOL13 9ED: low flood risk at worstOL13 9EF: low flood risk at worstOL13 9EL: low flood risk at worstOL13 9EP: low flood risk at worstOL13 9EQ: low flood risk at worstOL13 9HN: low flood risk at worstOL13 9HS: low flood risk at worstOL13 9NH: low flood risk at worstOL13 9NJ: low flood risk at worstOL13 9NW: low flood risk at worstOL13 0AS: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0AY: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0BN: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0DR: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0EU: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0TT: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0TX: medium flood risk at worstOL13 0BL: high flood riskOL13 0EA: high flood riskOL13 0EX: high flood riskOL13 0EZ: high flood riskOL13 0HB: high flood riskOL13 0LD: high flood riskOL13 0LF: high flood riskOL13 0NB: high flood riskOL13 0NH: high flood riskOL13 0NR: high flood riskOL13 0NT: high flood riskOL13 0NU: high flood riskOL13 0TY: high flood riskOL13 0UF: high flood riskOL13 8AB: high flood riskOL13 9AA: high flood risk Bacup 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL13 0AS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OL13 0EX, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Bacup, by flood risk Of the 571 postcodes in Bacup that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 50 are at low risk at worst and 495 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk; 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Bacup. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Bacup
  • A home or business at high risk: 16
  • At medium risk at worst: 10
  • At low risk at worst: 50
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 495
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 571 postcodes in Bacup that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 50 are at low risk at worst and 495 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.6984, longitude -2.2056. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

16 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

OL13 0EX7 at high riskOL13 9AA7 at high riskOL13 0NR6 at high riskOL13 8AB4 at high riskOL13 0EZ3 at high riskOL13 0LD2 at high riskOL13 0BL2 at high riskOL13 0LF2 at high riskOL13 0NU2 at high riskOL13 0UF2 at high riskOL13 0NB1 at high riskOL13 0TY1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL13 0AS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OL13 0EX, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Bacup?

Homes sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.5% on the 12 months before. At 508 of the 548 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 90 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 76 of its 571 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Walsden, 6.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Bacup?

Homes in Bacup sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 181 sales, up 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£155,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £313,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £135,000 105 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OL13 district, Bacup's main postcode district: a typical £170,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Bacup: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Bacup?

6 of the 571 postcodes now in use in Bacup came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 223 homes sold in Bacup were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL13 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

OL13 0DXsince May 2026OL13 9FQsince May 2024OL13 3DHsince October 2023OL13 9FPsince October 2023OL13 9FLsince July 2021OL13 8ERsince January 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BacupAcross the OL13 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 181 (0%) 0 of 207 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 223 (0%) 0 of 249 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Bacup?

Ofcom reports on 548 of the 571 postcodes in Bacup. At 508 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit508 of 548
Postcodes where every home can get superfast539 of 548

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Bacup at risk of flooding?

76 of the 571 postcodes in Bacup have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 90 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 76 of 571 postcodes High: 43Medium: 47Low: 295

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Bacup?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Bacup. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Bacup?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bacup is Walsden Rail Station, 6.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Walsden Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive
  • Todmorden Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive
  • Smithy Bridge Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Bacup?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Bacup. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Bacup safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,594 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Bacup over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 141 September 2025
  2. 132 October 2025
  3. 105 November 2025
  4. 121 December 2025
  5. 142 January 2026
  6. 94 February 2026
  7. 143 March 2026
  8. 172 April 2026
  9. 133 May 2026
  10. 143 June 2026
  11. 151 July 2026
  12. 117 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences654 reports
Anti-social behaviour300 reports
Criminal damage and arson161 reports
Shoplifting100 reports
Other theft99 reports
Public order81 reports
Burglary58 reports
Vehicle crime41 reports

Also: other crime 40, drugs 27, possession of weapons 14, robbery 12, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Bacup?

District, borough or city council
Rossendale
County council
Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Police force area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Andy MacNae (Labour)

All 571 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Bacup

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Bacup postcodes

571 postcodes in use in Bacup, by district:

OL13 postcode district,571 postcodes

That district is in the OL postcode area.

Check a Bacup postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Bacup

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Bacup's £165,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Rawtenstall4.6 km, £196,898Whitworth4.7 km, £187,000Todmorden6.9 km, £178,000Edenfield7.3 km, £285,000Haslingden7.9 km, £183,000Summit8.9 km, £190,000Littleborough9.2 km, £226,125Rochdale9.6 km, £202,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Bacup

What is it like to live in Bacup?
Homes sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.5% on the 12 months before. At 508 of the 548 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 90 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 76 of its 571 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Walsden, 6.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Bacup?
Bacup is covered by postcode district OL13, across 571 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Bacup in?
Bacup is in the Rossendale council area, and Lancashire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Bacup?
Bacup is in the Rossendale and Darwen parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andy MacNae (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Bacup?
Homes in Bacup sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 181 sales, up 6.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Bacup?
In Bacup, primary schools at its postcodes include Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup and Bacup Thorn Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Valley Leadership Academy, 2.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Bacup have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bacup is Walsden, 6.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Bacup?
Ofcom reports on 548 of the 571 postcodes in Bacup. At 508 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Bacup at risk of flooding?
76 of the 571 postcodes in Bacup have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 90 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Bacup?
6 of the 571 postcodes now in use in Bacup came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 223 homes sold in Bacup were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL13 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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