OL13 postcode area guide — Rossendale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL13 postcode district in Rossendale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL13
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
36.8%
Gigabit-capable
23.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the OL13 postcode district (Rossendale) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 644 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 23.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in OL13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OL13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL13 0AA | 100% | 52.6% |
| OL13 0AD | 100% | 66.7% |
| OL13 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| OL13 0AH | 100% | 61.9% |
| OL13 0AJ | 100% | 57.1% |
| OL13 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| OL13 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| OL13 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| OL13 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| OL13 0AT | 100% | 83.3% |
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Mobile signal around Rossendale
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rossendale district (35,626 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
71.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in OL13
Police recorded 130 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OL13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 58 | 44.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 16.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 13.1% |
| Burglary | 6 | 4.6% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 4.6% |
| Other theft | 5 | 3.8% |
| Public order | 5 | 3.8% |
| Other crime | 5 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in OL13
Based on 215 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL13 is £157,000, up 4.7% on the previous year (£150,000).
Detached
£299,999
48 sales
Semi-detached
£175,000
38 sales
Terraced
£125,000
118 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £65,000 | Terraced | Newchurch Road | OL13 0LD |
| 15 May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | Newchurch Road | OL13 0UE |
| 15 May 2026 | £312,000 | Semi-detached | Fernhill Drive | OL13 8JS |
| 15 May 2026 | £202,500 | Terraced | Peel Drive | OL13 9PU |
| 11 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Dale Street | OL13 8AP |
| 8 May 2026 | £49,000 | Terraced | Clough Street | OL13 0EN |
| 5 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Rockcliffe Avenue | OL13 8JH |
| 1 May 2026 | £157,000 | Semi-detached | Haworth Drive | OL13 0SA |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £73,000 | Terraced | Co Operation Street | OL13 9JH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £272,500 | Detached | Oakenclough Road | OL13 9ET |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Rossendale demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Rossendale district (70,871 residents, 30,561 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.2% |
| 15–29 | 21% |
| 30–44 | 19% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 19.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.9% |
| Private rented | 17.1% |
| Social rented | 10.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OL13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Valley Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 578 | OL13 0TG |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 253 | OL13 8EF |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 221 | OL13 0QW |
| Britannia Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | OL13 9TS |
| Northern Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 161 | OL13 8PH |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | Primary | 3–11 | 125 | OL13 8LD |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 94 | OL13 9LJ |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 88 | OL13 9RR |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OL13
124 rated food businesses operate in OL13. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1832 Barista, 2ND Rossendale Scout Group, Abba Care Home, ABD Centre, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL13
From a sample of 127 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OL13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
37%
Band D
46%
Band E
13%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Rossendale
Landlines around OL13 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.