UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/rossendale
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Rossendale
Homes in Rossendale sold for a median of £190,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,031 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth cheapest of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 441 | £355,000 | £285,000 to £444,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 500 | £223,000 | £175,000 to £270,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 993 | £155,000 | £125,000 to £187,000 | £2,030/m²from 41 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 97 | £143,000 | £105,000 to £192,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Rossendale, at 49% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 25%.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,309 per m², 16% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 53%, from £125,000 in 2016 to £191,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 1,185 standard sales in Rossendale, 16% more than the 1,023 in 2024.
Postcode districts in Rossendale
District medians are close together, from £165,000 in OL13 (Bacup) to £197,000 in BB4 (Haslingden).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Burnley Road East, Rossendale (BB4)35 sales
- Burnley Road, Loveclough (BB4)26 sales
- Newchurch Road, Bacup (OL13)23 sales
- Manchester Road, Haslingden (BB4)22 sales
- Burnley Road, Rossendale (BB4)20 sales
- Blackburn Road, Haslingden (BB4)19 sales
- Holcombe Road, Helmshore (BB4)18 sales
- Bacup Road, Rawtenstall (BB4)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Newchurch Road, Rossendale (BB4, £370,000), Helmshore Road, Haslingden (BB4, £320,000) and Burnley Road, Bacup (OL13, £305,000).
The cheapest were Langwood Court, Haslingden (BB4, flats, £86,000), Blackburn Road, Haslingden (BB4, terraced houses, £127,500) and New Line, Bacup (OL13, terraced houses, £137,500).
Leasehold homes
44% of sales in Rossendale were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 5% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Rossendale
Crime
71 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
93% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 88 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,520 a year in Rossendale for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Rossendale and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
- St. Helens£193,000
- Rossendale, this council area£190,000
- Liverpool£185,000
- Cumberland£177,000
- Blackburn with Darwen£172,000
- Pendle£148,000
- Hyndburn£140,000
- Blackpool£139,000
- Burnley£136,500
About these figures
Rossendale's figures come from 2,031 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Rossendale, so their sales add up to 1,659 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.