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OL13 8 in Rossendale

Rossendale council area · OL13 8 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector OL13 8 in Rossendale. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideOL13 8 · OL13 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at OL13 8

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Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£145,00073 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
6 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped supermarket is 0.6 km from the OL13 8 sector centre, while the nearest station is 6.0 km away. Both are straight-line distances; actual routes may differ.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 93.3% across 195 residential postcode records in OL13 8, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Primary school evidence

    3 primary schools appear inside the OL13 8 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

  • Recorded sales

    OL13 8 has a recorded sale median of £145,000 from 73 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for OL13 8. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

73 sales in sample
73 sales in sample
18 sales in sample
19 sales in sample
36 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Rossendale local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Rossendale, about 78.1%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Burnley 18.1%. The charts cover Rossendale only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£811Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £520 to £811. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£811£665.5£520202020232026
Aug 2026£811

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£811
Jul 2026£808
Jun 2026£807
May 2026£808
Apr 2026£810
Mar 2026£810
Feb 2026£808
Jan 2026£804
Dec 2025£797
Nov 2025£792
Oct 2025£788
Sept 2025£785
Aug 2025£778
Jul 2025£770
Jun 2025£763
May 2025£761
Apr 2025£756
Mar 2025£747
Feb 2025£738
Jan 2025£731
Dec 2024£727
Nov 2024£723
Oct 2024£714
Sept 2024£706
Aug 2024£698
Jul 2024£691
Jun 2024£684
May 2024£674
Apr 2024£666
Mar 2024£656
Feb 2024£648
Jan 2024£641
Dec 2023£637
Nov 2023£633
Oct 2023£630
Sept 2023£627
Aug 2023£621
Jul 2023£617
Jun 2023£613
May 2023£611
Apr 2023£602
Mar 2023£593
Feb 2023£585
Jan 2023£581
Dec 2022£576
Nov 2022£573
Oct 2022£568
Sept 2022£565
Aug 2022£560
Jul 2022£556
Jun 2022£555
May 2022£554
Apr 2022£555
Mar 2022£555
Feb 2022£554
Jan 2022£552
Dec 2021£549
Nov 2021£547
Oct 2021£546
Sept 2021£544
Aug 2021£542
Jul 2021£538
Jun 2021£535
May 2021£532
Apr 2021£530
Mar 2021£529
Feb 2021£528
Jan 2021£527
Dec 2020£526
Nov 2020£525
Oct 2020£524
Sept 2020£520

Average house price

£199,759Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £137,277 to £199,759. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£199.8k£168.5k£137.3k202020232026
Jul 2026£199,759

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£199,759
Jun 2026£193,548
May 2026£190,280
Apr 2026£191,944
Mar 2026£193,890
Feb 2026£197,025
Jan 2026£198,618
Dec 2025£195,715
Nov 2025£192,045
Oct 2025£189,449
Sept 2025£190,951
Aug 2025£192,018
Jul 2025£193,781
Jun 2025£184,864
May 2025£188,688
Apr 2025£187,028
Mar 2025£197,641
Feb 2025£191,382
Jan 2025£188,889
Dec 2024£182,774
Nov 2024£184,800
Oct 2024£189,823
Sept 2024£191,264
Aug 2024£188,296
Jul 2024£180,852
Jun 2024£181,524
May 2024£176,779
Apr 2024£178,649
Mar 2024£175,036
Feb 2024£182,217
Jan 2024£182,697
Dec 2023£186,579
Nov 2023£182,294
Oct 2023£182,856
Sept 2023£175,743
Aug 2023£178,013
Jul 2023£180,385
Jun 2023£182,428
May 2023£174,625
Apr 2023£170,732
Mar 2023£171,596
Feb 2023£179,531
Jan 2023£184,381
Dec 2022£186,986
Nov 2022£182,838
Oct 2022£178,708
Sept 2022£178,996
Aug 2022£181,110
Jul 2022£175,095
Jun 2022£170,751
May 2022£166,343
Apr 2022£165,137
Mar 2022£165,270
Feb 2022£166,291
Jan 2022£166,786
Dec 2021£164,972
Nov 2021£166,657
Oct 2021£166,936
Sept 2021£163,366
Aug 2021£161,883
Jul 2021£162,681
Jun 2021£164,191
May 2021£161,089
Apr 2021£157,747
Mar 2021£156,037
Feb 2021£151,712
Jan 2021£148,617
Dec 2020£146,996
Nov 2020£145,342
Oct 2020£143,623
Sept 2020£140,607
Aug 2020£137,277
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate93.3%Mean across 195 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 195 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 27 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station6 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.6 km
  • Nearest post office1 km
  • Nearest GP practice1.3 km
  • Nearest hospital10.3 km
  • Nearest gym5.6 km
  • Nearest restaurant4.7 km
  • Nearest community centre3.1 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking3.6 km
  • Nearest Waitrose26.6 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 27 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.7 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km2 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
31.53 km
Tesco
5.60 km
Sainsbury's
9.41 km
Aldi
1.43 km
Lidl
5.47 km
M&S
6.35 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
30
Grade II*
2
Grade II
28

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

River Ribble at Edisford Bridge
22.29 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

509recorded incidents in the available dataset
Anti-social behaviour
179
Violence and sexual offences
152
Criminal damage and arson
42
Other theft
36
Burglary
21
Other crime
16
Public order
16
Vehicle crime
15
Shoplifting
13
Possession of weapons
7
Drugs
6
Robbery
4
Bicycle theft
1
Theft from the person
1

Current listings

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from OL13 8. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom OL13 8Shared evidence
OL13 8WeirThis area · Rossendale
£145,000
73
This area
Reference sector
SA18 1SA18 1 in Carmarthenshire area guideCarmarthenshire
£157,000£12,000 higher than this area
107
241.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.6 km
Nearest park0.7 km0.7 km
Gigabit availability93%87%
DL16 7DL16 7 in County Durham area guideCounty Durham
£155,000£10,000 higher than this area
174
115.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.6 km
Gigabit availability93%90%
Nearest station6 km5.5 km
HU7 5HU7 5 in East Riding of Yorkshire area guideEast Riding of Yorkshire
£145,000Same recorded median as this area
27
123.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station6 km5.8 km
Nearest park0.7 km0.8 km
DL15 0DL15 0 in County Durham area guideCounty Durham
£153,500£8,500 higher than this area
152
115.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.6 km
Gigabit availability93%89%
Nearest station6 km5.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector OL13 8, not the whole of Rossendale. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 195 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Rossendale; 35,626 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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