Nearest top-rated: Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School (Outstanding) — 0.1 mi
Safety62/100
5crimes last month
IMD crime decile 4/10 · 5 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 2.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare73/100
10GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 5/10 · 10 GP, 3 dentists, pharmacy 0.6 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: PES@DAVID GOULD OPTICIANS, LSC ICB — 0.6 mi
Transport74/100
Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway)0.4 mi
27 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
Green space68/100
9green spaces
IMD environment decile 3/10 · 22.7 ha total — largest park 8.3 ha (0.36 mi away)
Nearest: Sports Facility (0.18 ha) — 0.2 mi
Amenities90/100
10supermarkets
10 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Iceland, Aldi, Tesco… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.5 mi
Nearest: M&S Rawtenstall Foodhall — 0.2 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near BB4 6SD.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
8.4µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseLoud
71dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in BB4.
Average sold price by property type across the BB4 district, 2021–2026 — 3,830 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£351k▼ 3.5%
Semi-detached£236k▲ 8.7%
Terraced£148k▲ 7.0%
Flat£107k▼ 24.9%
District-level averages (BB4) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About BB4 6SD
BB4 6SD scores 60/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with M&S Rawtenstall Foodhall about 3 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, BB4 6SD is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 10,412 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 6/10).
There are 23 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 12 rated Good. The nearest school is Belmont School, about 2 minutes' walk away.
There were 5 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a very low level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 10 GP surgeries and 3 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is PES@DAVID GOULD OPTICIANS, LSC ICB, about 13 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 13 minutes' walk away.
The nearest rail stations are Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway) (Tube/Metro, about 9 minutes' walk away). There are also 27 bus stops within walking distance.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is high (about 71 dB Lden).
There are 9 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 22.7 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Sports Facility (0.18 ha), about 5 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (0.9 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 10 supermarkets in the wider area, including Marks and Spencer, Iceland, Aldi, Tesco and others. The nearest is M&S Rawtenstall Foodhall, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 11 minutes' walk away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore BB4 6SD on NestScope.
