BB10 3JG Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cliviger with Worsthorne. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Burnley in 2026-27: Band D £2,549 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,983 | £2,266 | £2,549 | £3,116 | £3,682 | £4,249 | £5,099 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (44% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 173 m and 179 m above sea level (176 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Burnley Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Townfield Avenue Brownside | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Towneley Riverside Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yorkshire Street Medical Centre | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brunshaw Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Lyndhurst Road Food & Booze | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Towneley Park 154 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 157 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jackson's Farmhouse and Cottage Adjoining Jackson's Farmhouse and Attached Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson's Farmhouse and Cottage Adjoining Jackson's Farmhouse and Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Ring cairn on Slipper Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring Stones | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Queen's Park, Burnley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km west |
| Towneley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hag | Wood | 350 m south-east |
| Rowley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 570 m west |
| Lodge Plantation | Wood | 900 m south |
| Red Knoll | Hill | 1.0 km south-east |
| Scrogg's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Hell Clough | Valley | 1.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 29 |
3 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.