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Education

Primary Schools 58 Nursery Schools 38 Martial Arts Schools 28 Driving Schools 23 Dance Schools 17 High and Secondary Schools 15 Music Schools 13 Special Schools 13 Independent or Preparatory Schools 12 Riding School and Stables 11 Ballet Schools 10 Community Schools 9 Business Schools 9 Karate Schools 9 After School Clubs 9 Language Schools 8 Art and Design Schools 7 Libraries 7 Swimming Lessons 6 Beauty Schools 6 Grammar Schools 5 Kickboxing Schools 5 Drama Schools 5 English Language Schools 5 Kung Fu Schools 4 Colleges 4 Taekwondo Schools 3 Schools 3 Tennis Lessons 2 Sailing Schools 2 Aikido Schools 1 Swimming Instructors 1 Other Education 26

Other Amenities in Bacup

Pubs 162 Restaurants 394 Banks 17 Hotels 50 Shops 1,346 Supermarkets 53 Takeaways 239 Cinemas 8 Attractions 230 Business services 113 Health and beauty 762 Home improvement 287 Leisure 84 Property services 109

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL13 postcode district.

County or areaLancashire

Postcode districtOL13

Telephone code01706

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm

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People11,135 residentsin the Bacup census areaMedian age 40.14,673 households64% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,118 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,412 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksThieveley Pikemountain · 2.3 miWeir War Memorialhistoric site · 2.1 miPike Hillmountain · 3.1 miWhitaker Cloughvalley · under a mileSetting Barn Cloughvalley · under a mileSmall Shaw Heighthill · under a mileThe Hilehill · 1.1 miCompston's Crosshistoric site · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesHawthorn Roadpark · under a mileBacup Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 22 haStubbylee Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haMoorlands Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haWest View Football Groundplaying field · within reachMaden Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes187 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 6.0 · PM_2.5 6.0 · PM₁₀ 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,001 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation275 m902 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 244 to 408 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryIrwell Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBacup Primary Health Trustunder a milePolice stationWaterfoot Police StationRossendale2.6 miCash machineWaterfoot Mini Market2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryBacup Thorn Primary Schoolages 4-11, 253 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 94 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Valley Leadership Academyages 11-16, 578 pupils1.8 miCollegeBurnley College6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA25 miRailway stationWalsden4.0 miBus stationBus stationRawtenstall3.4 miBus stops70 within a mileEV chargingBank Street, Bacup3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL13 postcode district.

Primary Schools

Primary Schools in Bacup

Bacup Thorn Primary School - Bacup
Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EF · right here
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Bacup
Bacup, OL13 9LJ · under a mile
Sharneyford Primary School - Bacup
Todmorden Road, Bacup, OL13 9UQ · under a mile
Northern Primary School - Weir, Bacup
Burnley Rd, Weir, Bacup, OL13 8PH · under a mile
St Marys R C Primary School - Bacup
Tong La, Bacup, OL13 9LJ · under a mile
Bacup St Saviours Community Primary School - Bacup
Lane End Rd, Bacup, OL13 9RR · under a mile
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Stacksteads Bacup - Bacup
Huttock End Lane, Bacup, OL13 8LR · 1.2 mi
Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School - Stacksteads, Bacup
Booth Rd, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0QW · 1.3 mi
Britannia Community Primary School - Bacup
Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9TS · 1.3 mi
Fearns Sports & Leisure - Stacksteads, Bacup
Fearns Moss, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0TG · 1.8 mi
St Anne's Edgeside Church of England Primary School - Rossendale
Rossendale, BB4 9JE · 2.0 mi
Waterfoot Primary School - Newchurch BB4
Wolfenden Grn, Newchurch BB4, BB4 9DA · 2.0 mi
Water Primary School - Water
Water, BB4 9PX · 2.2 mi
Claire Farrer registered childminder - Newchurch BB4
Sunny Acres, 31 Greendale Avenue, Newchurch, Newchurch BB4, BB4 9EN · 2.2 mi
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School - Shawforth, Rochdale
Moss Side Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8EP · 2.4 mi
Newchurch St Nicholas Church of England Primary School - Newchurch BB4
Dark Ln, Newchurch BB4, BB4 7UA · 2.4 mi
Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School - Newchurch BB4
Newchurch BB4, BB4 7UA · 2.4 mi
Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School - Cornholme, Todmorden
Cornholme, Todmorden, OL14 8PL · 2.7 mi
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth - Whitworth, Rochdale
John St, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB · 3.1 mi
St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger - Holme Chapel, Burnley
Burnley Road, Holme Chapel, Burnley, BB10 4SU · 3.2 mi
Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School - Rawtenstall
Calder Rd, Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW · 3.4 mi
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall - Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall, BB4 8RZ · 3.6 mi
Balladen Community Primary School - Rawtenstall, Rossendale
Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6DX · 3.8 mi
Castle Hill Primary School - Todmorden
Todmorden, OL14 7DF · 3.9 mi
Shade Primary School - Walsden, Todmorden
Shade school, Knowlwood Rd, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 7PD · 3.9 mi
Tonacliffe Primary School - Broadley, Whitworth
Tonacliffe Rd, Broadley, Whitworth, OL12 8SS · 4.1 mi
Ferney Lee Primary School - Todmorden
Ferney Lee Rd, Todmorden, OL14 5NR · 4.2 mi
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School - Todmorden
Todmorden, OL14 7BS · 4.2 mi
Todmorden C Of E Junior & Infant School - Todmorden
Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BS · 4.3 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy - Todmorden
Todmorden, OL14 5HP · 4.3 mi
Edenfield Church of England Primary School - Edenfield, Bury
Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0HL · 4.8 mi
Friends of Edenfield C of E Primary School - Edenfield, Bury
Market Street, Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0HL · 4.8 mi
Haslingden Broadway Primary School - Helmshore
Helmshore, BB4 4EH · 4.9 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School - Wardle, Rochdale
Crossfield Rd, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9JW · 5.0 mi
Little Sparks Wardle - Wardle, Rochdale
415 Birch Rd, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LH · 5.1 mi
Shawclough Community Primary School - Syke, Rochdale
50 Thrum Hall Ln, Syke, Rochdale, OL12 6DE · 5.2 mi
Burnley Brunshaw Primary School - Walk Mill, Burnley
Morse Street, Walk Mill, Burnley, BB10 4PB · 5.4 mi
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Burnley
Calderbrook Ave, Burnley, BB11 4RB · 5.4 mi
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School - Acre, Accrington
Rising Bridge Road, Acre, Accrington, BB5 2SW · 5.4 mi
Burnley Springfield Community Primary School - Burnley
Oxford Rd, Burnley, BB11 3HP · 5.5 mi
Norden Primary Academy - Wolstenholme, Rochdale
Norden Cp School, Shawfield Ln, Wolstenholme, Rochdale, OL12 7RQ · 5.5 mi
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School - Edenfield, Bury
Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0NA · 5.5 mi
Stubbins Primary School - Edenfield, Bury
151 Bolton Rd N, Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0NA · 5.5 mi
Cherry Fold Community Primary School - Burnley
Cherry Fold Community Primary School, Cog Lane, Burnley, BB11 5JS · 5.7 mi
Whittaker Moss Primary School - Wolstenholme, Rochdale
Elmsfield Ave, Wolstenholme, Rochdale, OL11 5XP · 5.7 mi
Littleborough Centre - Littleborough
Denhurst Road Littleborough Cricket Club Clubhouse Apartment, Littleborough, OL15 9LD · 5.8 mi
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School - Shawclough, Rochdale
Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ · 5.8 mi
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Littleborough
Littleborough, OL15 8DU · 5.9 mi
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School - Calderbrook, Littleborough
Calderbrook, Littleborough, OL15 9PR · 5.9 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School - Syke, Rochdale
Syke, Rochdale, OL12 0EL · 5.9 mi
Greenbank Primary School - Syke, Rochdale
Greenbank Rd, Syke, Rochdale, OL12 0HZ · 5.9 mi
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School - Burnley
Burnley, BB11 4LB · 5.9 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Burnley
Burnley, BB10 4BH · 5.9 mi
Hamer Community Primary School - Smallbridge, Rochdale
Albert Royds St, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL16 2SU · 5.9 mi
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School - Syke, Rochdale
Syke, Rochdale, OL12 0ET · 5.9 mi
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy - Smallbridge, Rochdale
Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL16 2NU · 6.0 mi
Brownhill Learning Community - Shawclough, Rochdale
Heights Ln, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 0PZ · 6.0 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School - Littleborough
11 Victoria St, Littleborough, OL15 9DB · 6.2 mi

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REL Karate Academy - St James High School, Farnworth
Lucas Road, St James High School, Farnworth, BL4
13.9 miles away

Top Driving Schools in Bacup

Afzal School of Motoring - Burnley
78 Gordon Street, Burnley, BB12 0AX
6.5 miles away
Ken Griggs Driving School - Rishton
31 Barn Meadow Crescent, Rishton, BB1 4PF
9.4 miles away
Pendle Driving School - Colne
38 Varley Street, Colne, BB8 0RB
10.8 miles away
Ramzan's Driving School - Whitefield, Manchester
11 Roch Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LU
11 miles away
Oakworth School of Motoring - Oakworth, Keighley
17 Bridge St, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 7PX
13.7 miles away

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Andrew Walker Equestrian Services - Luddenden Foot, Halifax
Magson House Farm, Danny Lane, Luddendenfoot, Luddenden Foot, Halifax, HX2 6DD
10.7 miles away

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1st Stop Tuition - Hindley Green, Wigan
69 Ruabon Crescent, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4PJ
19.1 miles away

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