OL13 8BS
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Property report — OL13 8BS
Open-data due diligence for OL13 8BS and the area around it.
OL13 8BS in brief: 21 recorded sales (£6,750–£270,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OL13 8BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OL13 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£171,655
Population
11,608
Crimes recorded
32
Schools
4
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in OL13 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | £75,000 | 1 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-03-27 | £115,000 | 11 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-02-25 | £67,000 | 13 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-08-06 | £65,000 | 9 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-06-10 | £52,000 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-05-25 | £55,000 | 11 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-10-27 | £33,000 | 1 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-31 | £25,000 | 1 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-05-04 | £270,000 | THE HOLMES HOLMES LANE | Detached |
| 2007-12-20 | £73,000 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-10 | £80,000 | 9 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-12-17 | £64,000 | 9 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-10-29 | £35,000 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-19 | £30,000 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-12-23 | £10,000 | 9 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-02-06 | £18,000 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-24 | £9,250 | 5 HOLMES LANE | Detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £12,800 | 11 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-07-09 | £15,500 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-14 | £12,000 | 3 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-06-17 | £6,750 | 7 HOLMES LANE | Terraced |
21 recorded sales on OL13 8BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2024) |
| Northern Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sharneyford Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: IRWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · WATERFOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.3 mi) · ILEX VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BIRCH HILL HOSPITAL (5.7 mi) · BIRCH HILL HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (5.7 mi) · WATERGROVE DAY HOSPITAL (5.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WATERSIDE MILL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · War memorial in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Bacup (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · BACUP PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway) (3.6 mi) · Walsden (4.1 mi) · Todmorden (4.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.0 mi) · Morrisons (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 5,081
Owned 65% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OL13 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in OL13 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 31/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictOL13 | SectorOL13 8 | PostcodeOL13 8BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £242,212 | £171,655 | £53,490 |
| Population | 21,204 | 11,608 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 189 | 32 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OL13 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.