Town · Lancashire

Bacup

Population 14,764 · Postcode OL13 · North West, England

Population: Built-up area, Census 2021 · What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Bacup built-up area
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Centre of Bacup
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£156,000Median · 208 sales in 12 months▼-44% well below national averageBacup built-up areaView sales →
Crime102 / 1,0002,012 incidents in 12 months▼+9% above national averageBacup built-up areaView breakdown →
Broadband124.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-25% notably below national averageBacup built-up areaView coverage →
Schools10 schools8 primary, 1 nursery, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsBacup built-up area and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskVery lowRiver Irwell · 1m from the centreCentre of BacupView assessment →
Businesses581Top: Retail & wholesale, Construction, Professional services▼-52% well below national averageBacup built-up areaView directory →
Planning133Within 5 km, 12 months · 3 in last 30 days · 42 pending · 78 approved · Rossendale councilWithin 5 km of BacupView applications →
TransportWalsden6.4 km awayNearest to BacupLive departures →
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