October 2026 report
Area reports · North West · Rossendale
North West · Local authority district

Rossendale

How Rossendale compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£2,468
+1.8% on the year
HPAI Property Index
29/100
Ranked 298th of 316 districts
Sales a month
72
-26% on the year
Recorded crime
66 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

Select a tile to see the figure behind it

Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£2,468/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 1/8Score 2/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Rossendale: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Pendle
93% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Busier market: 94 sales a month
Fylde
85% alike
Same band for density
Lower crime: 53 per 1,000Pricier: £2,903/m²Prices falling there (-0.8%)
Staffordshire Moorlands
85% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, rail use, carbon
Less dense: 167/km²Pricier: £2,826/m²
Boston
84% alike
Same band for sales, rail use
Less dense: 203/km²Higher crime: 85 per 1,000
Isle of Anglesey
83% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency, rail use, carbon
Less dense: 96/km²Lower crime: 57 per 1,000
Wyre Forest
83% alike
Same band for density, crime
More rail journeysLower-carbon homesPrices falling there (-6.6%)

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Rossendale's £2,468

Pendle
93% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, rail use
Busier market: 94 sales a month
Hyndburn
80% alike
Same band for price, sales, energy efficiency
Higher crime: 97 per 1,000Denser: 1,176/km²
Blaenau Gwent
77% alike
Same band for price, sales, density, rail use
Higher crime: 117 per 1,000Lower-carbon homes
Burnley
77% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency
Higher crime: 106 per 1,000More rail journeys

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical terraced house in Rossendale (£155,000) costs about £704 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 1.2% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Rossendale (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£704a month
Loan
£116,250
Deposit
£38,750
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Rossendale sell for £2,468 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 11% below the North West median. Prices rose 1.8% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached2,855 -1.1%£306,125
Semi-detached2,696 -6.4%£232,500
Terraced2,078 +8.4%£155,000
Flat2,651 -21.5%£145,500

Market

About 863 homes sold in the last 12 months, 52% of them terraceds. Activity is down 26% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

73,468 people live in Rossendale, 532 per km² across 138.0 km². The population changed by +0.0% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

63Average EPC scoreBand 1 of 8
4.6 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 1 of 8
532Residents per km²Band 4 of 8

Transport

There are no national rail stations in Rossendale.

Safety

66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 40% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is up 1.1% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

37 schools take primary-age pupils and 11 secondary-age, 11,781 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Rossendale

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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