Townsend Street, Waterfoot, Rossendale

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BB4 7AZ.

Average price (last 12 months)

£135,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£74,024

19 sales

Price range

£39k – £135k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Jan 2026

BB4 7AZ

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At a glance

House prices£74k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station34 min walkRawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold59% leaseholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

19 property sales on Townsend Street, Waterfoot, Rossendale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £135,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £74,024. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Townsend Street range from £39,000 to £135,000. 41% of homes sold here were freehold and 59% leasehold.

House prices on Townsend Street compared

BB4 postcode area£238,405

Rossendale£238,405

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Townsend Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BB4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 41% freehold and 59% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	19	£74,024	23 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Townsend Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
28, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	23 Jan 2026	£135,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	21 Apr 2023	£119,950	Terraced	Freehold
10, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	24 Mar 2023	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	27 Jan 2023	£78,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	30 Aug 2022	£96,000	Terraced	Leasehold
9, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	24 Jun 2022	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
32, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	12 May 2022	£79,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	1 Jul 2021	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	27 Nov 2020	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	9 Oct 2020	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	28 Sep 2020	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
30, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	15 May 2020	£78,000	Terraced	Leasehold
36, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	25 Jun 2019	£67,500	Terraced	Leasehold
16, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	12 Mar 2019	£83,000	Terraced	Leasehold
9, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	5 Oct 2018	£39,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	6 Mar 2018	£39,500	Other	Leasehold
16, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	26 Jan 2018	£53,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	15 Dec 2017	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	15 Dec 2017	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
5 - 7, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	9 Jan 2017	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Townsend Street	9 Jan 2017	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Townsend Street BB4 7AZ	12 Aug 2016	£39,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
28, Townsend Street	£85,000 (Nov 2020) → £135,000 (Jan 2026)	+59% over 5 yrs
3, Townsend Street	£90,000 (Jul 2021) → £119,950 (Apr 2023)	+33% over 2 yrs
11, Townsend Street	£39,000 (Aug 2016) → £50,000 (Oct 2020) → £78,000 (Jan 2023)	+100% over 6 yrs
30, Townsend Street	£78,000 (May 2020) → £96,000 (Aug 2022)	+23% over 2 yrs
9, Townsend Street	£39,000 (Oct 2018) → £70,000 (Jun 2022)	+79% over 4 yrs
16, Townsend Street	£53,000 (Jan 2018) → £83,000 (Mar 2019)	+57% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Townsend Street

Crime

58 crimes were reported within about a mile of Townsend Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	23
Anti-social behaviour	12
Shoplifting	7
Criminal damage & arson	4
Other theft	4
Vehicle crime	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Townsend Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Flood alert area
River Irwell at Stubbylee Bridge and Stacksteads, riverside properties Flood warning area
Whitewell Brook at Piercy and Newchurch from Ashworth Road to Wood Lea Road Flood warning area
River Irwell at Waterfoot Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Townsend Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 1,087 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Inadequate Report	0.1 mi
Waterfoot Primary School 296 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.2 mi
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School 112 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Staghills Nursery School 63 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.5 mi
The Valley Leadership Academy 578 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch 152 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Anne's Church of England Primary School 186 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 221 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway) 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Townsend Street (opp, Bacup Road) 1 min walk
Royal Hotel (opp, Bacup Road) 2 min walk
Bacup & Rossendale Grammar School (adj, Barn Lane) 2 min walk
Turning Circle (by, Bus Terminus) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Waterfoot Medical Practice
Waterfoot Health Centre, Cowpe Road, Rossendale · 0.1 mi
Ilex View Medical Practice
Rossendale Primary Health Cc, 161 Bacup Road, Rossendale · 1.4 mi
Fairmore Medical Practice
Rossendale Phcc, 161 Bacup Road, Rossendale · 1.4 mi
St James' Medical Centre
Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Waterfoot · 0.2 mi
Lidl Lidl Rawtenstall · 1.5 mi
Tesco Tesco Rawtenstall Superstore · 1.6 mi
Asda Superstore Asda Rawtenstall Superstore · 1.7 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 0.1 mi
Parade Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Cohens Chemist · 1.1 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
Denpoint Dental Care · 1.6 mi
Rossendale Dental Surgery · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	66.3%	62.5%
Private rented	22.3%	20.3%
Social rented	11.0%	17.1%
Households	609

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,217

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Rossendale with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Townsend Street

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Who lives around Townsend Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Rossendale
White	97.8%	92.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.2%	5.5%

Religion

	Here	Rossendale
Christian	47.4%	48.8%
No religion	46.2%	40.1%
Not answered	4%	5.2%
Muslim	0.9%	4.9%
Other religion	0.9%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Rossendale
Born in the UK	96.7%	95%
Born outside the UK	3.3%	5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Rossendale
Level 4 qualifications and above	32.9%	30.6%
Level 3 qualifications	20.7%	18.4%
No qualifications	17.3%	18.6%
Level 2 qualifications	12.6%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.6%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	6.8%	6.4%
Other qualifications	2.1%	2.2%

General health

	Here	Rossendale
Very good health	45.8%	47%
Good health	35.6%	33.2%
Fair health	12.4%	13.6%
Bad health	5.2%	4.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Rossendale
1 car or van in household	40.5%	41.7%
2 cars or vans in household	27.4%	30.4%
No cars or vans in household	22.8%	18.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.3%	9.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Rossendale.

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