BB4 7ST postcode in Rawtenstall, Lancashire

BB4 7ST is a postcode in Rawtenstall, in the Hareholme & Waterfoot ward of Rossendale. It is in the Rossendale and Darwen parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 38% of homes and businesses can get it. Rossendale: 93% Typical price £188,000 Homes sold in BB4 7, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Accrington 8.7 km in a straight line

Where BB4 7ST is, and what is near it

Map of BB4 7ST and what is near it Map of BB4 7ST: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the BB4 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BB4 7AP: also in BB4 7BB4 7AS: also in BB4 7BB4 7BF: also in BB4 7BB4 7FG: also in BB4 7BB4 7GF: also in BB4 7BB4 7GU: also in BB4 7BB4 7JJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7JL: also in BB4 7BB4 7JN: also in BB4 7BB4 7JX: also in BB4 7BB4 7JY: also in BB4 7BB4 7JZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7LA: also in BB4 7BB4 7LF: also in BB4 7BB4 7LG: also in BB4 7BB4 7LH: also in BB4 7BB4 7LJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7LQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7LS: also in BB4 7BB4 7LW: also in BB4 7BB4 7LX: also in BB4 7BB4 7LY: also in BB4 7BB4 7NB: also in BB4 7BB4 7ND: also in BB4 7BB4 7NE: also in BB4 7BB4 7NG: also in BB4 7BB4 7NH: also in BB4 7BB4 7NJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7NN: also in BB4 7BB4 7NQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7NR: also in BB4 7BB4 7NS: also in BB4 7BB4 7NT: also in BB4 7BB4 7NW: also in BB4 7BB4 7NX: also in BB4 7BB4 7NY: also in BB4 7BB4 7NZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7PA: also in BB4 7BB4 7PD: also in BB4 7BB4 7PE: also in BB4 7BB4 7PF: also in BB4 7BB4 7PG: also in BB4 7BB4 7PH: also in BB4 7BB4 7PJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7PL: also in BB4 7BB4 7PP: also in BB4 7BB4 7PQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7PS: also in BB4 7BB4 7PT: also in BB4 7BB4 7PU: also in BB4 7BB4 7PX: also in BB4 7BB4 7PY: also in BB4 7BB4 7PZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7QA: also in BB4 7BB4 7QB: also in BB4 7BB4 7QD: also in BB4 7BB4 7QJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7QL: also in BB4 7BB4 7QN: also in BB4 7BB4 7QS: also in BB4 7BB4 7QT: also in BB4 7BB4 7QU: also in BB4 7BB4 7QX: also in BB4 7BB4 7QY: also in BB4 7BB4 7QZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7RA: also in BB4 7BB4 7RB: also in BB4 7BB4 7RD: also in BB4 7BB4 7RE: also in BB4 7BB4 7RF: also in BB4 7BB4 7RG: also in BB4 7BB4 7RH: also in BB4 7BB4 7RJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7RL: also in BB4 7BB4 7RP: also in BB4 7BB4 7RQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7RR: also in BB4 7BB4 7RS: also in BB4 7BB4 7RT: also in BB4 7BB4 7RU: also in BB4 7BB4 7RW: also in BB4 7BB4 7RX: also in BB4 7BB4 7RY: also in BB4 7BB4 7RZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7SA: also in BB4 7BB4 7SB: also in BB4 7BB4 7SD: also in BB4 7BB4 7SE: also in BB4 7BB4 7SF: also in BB4 7BB4 7SG: also in BB4 7BB4 7SH: also in BB4 7BB4 7SJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7SL: also in BB4 7BB4 7SN: also in BB4 7BB4 7SP: also in BB4 7BB4 7SQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7SR: also in BB4 7BB4 7SS: also in BB4 7BB4 7SU: also in BB4 7BB4 7SW: also in BB4 7BB4 7SX: also in BB4 7BB4 7SY: also in BB4 7BB4 7TA: also in BB4 7BB4 7TB: also in BB4 7BB4 7TD: also in BB4 7BB4 7TE: also in BB4 7BB4 7TF: also in BB4 7BB4 7TG: also in BB4 7BB4 7TH: also in BB4 7BB4 7TJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7TL: also in BB4 7BB4 7TN: also in BB4 7BB4 7TP: also in BB4 7BB4 7TR: also in BB4 7BB4 7TS: also in BB4 7BB4 7TT: also in BB4 7BB4 7TU: also in BB4 7BB4 7TW: also in BB4 7BB4 7TX: also in BB4 7BB4 7TY: also in BB4 7BB4 7TZ: also in BB4 7BB4 7UD: also in BB4 7BB4 7UE: also in BB4 7BB4 7UG: also in BB4 7BB4 7UH: also in BB4 7BB4 7UJ: also in BB4 7BB4 7UL: also in BB4 7BB4 7UN: also in BB4 7BB4 7UQ: also in BB4 7BB4 7US: also in BB4 7BB4 7UU: also in BB4 7BB4 7UW: also in BB4 7 School 1.0 kmStation 9.1 kmRawtenstall BB4 7ST Map of BB4 7ST and what is near it Map of BB4 7ST: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the BB4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A681 Station 9.1 kmRawtenstall BB4 7ST
  • BB4 7ST
  • Other postcodes in BB4 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7034, longitude -2.2672)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BB4 7ST?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BB4 7ST?

38% of the homes and businesses at BB4 7ST can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 38% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)38% can get it

Rossendale: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)38% can get it

Rossendale: 98%

The line marks the figure across Rossendale.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BB4 7ST?

BinDayBuddy does not read Rossendale Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Rossendale Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BB4 7ST at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BB4 7ST.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Rossendale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BB4 7ST: 881 properties in Rossendale are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Rossendale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BB4 7ST is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BB4 7ST?

Homes in BB4 7 sold for a typical £188,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 63 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£188,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£192,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £467,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,950 13 sales
  • Terraced £166,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £179,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole BB4 district: a typical £194,950 from 507 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BB4 7ST

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BB4 7ST from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BB4 7ST?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around BB4 7ST. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BB4 7ST

Band D in Rossendale for 2026‑27: £2,520. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,680 (band A) to £4,200 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,680.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (28%)£1,680
Band Babout 70 (9%)£1,960
Band Cabout 180 (23%)£2,240
Band Dabout 120 (15%)£2,520
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£3,080
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,640
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,200
Band Hwithheld£5,040

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Rossendale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BB4 7ST is in (ONS area E01025373), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest open schools to BB4 7ST, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BB4 7ST, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BB4 7ST?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BB4 7ST is Accrington Rail Station, 8.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Accrington Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
  • Burnley Manchester Road Rail Station Railway station 9.1 kmDrive
  • Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.6 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Red Lion, 221 m away.

More stations near BB4 7ST, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BB4 7ST, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BB4 7ST?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BB4 7ST, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest to the centre of BB4 7ST, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BB4 7ST?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BB4 7ST, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BB4 7ST, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BB4 7ST?

The nearest vets to the centre of BB4 7ST on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BB4 7ST in a conservation area?

The centre of BB4 7ST is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BB4 7ST?

Police.uk records 113 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BB4 7ST in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour32 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Public order7 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BB4 7ST

Ward
Hareholme & Waterfoot
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Rawtenstall
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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BB4 7SS80 mBB4 7SR140 mBB4 7SP160 mBB4 7TB170 mBB4 9NA180 mBB4 7UU200 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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