BB11 2BA Burnley
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Trinity. Region: North West.
Streets
- Chestnut Rise, Burnley: 34 addresses
- Manchester Road, Burnley: 2 addresses
- Spring Hill Road, Burnley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chestnut Rise, Burnley: 1 address
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 A (66% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- SPRING HILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2 Healey Wood Road, permissioned (290 m)
- Lambert Howarth: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 3 Elizabeth Street, permissioned (480 m)
- Proctors Mill, permissioned (500 m)
- George Street Mill, not permissioned (520 m)
- 1st and 2nd Floor, 16 Ormerod Street, permissioned (550 m)
- Tay Street: up to 42 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 100 m |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Burnham Gate | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 710 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 670 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Kay Group - Kitchens Service Station 2 Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Piccadilly Gardens 6,310 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scott Park 7.8 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Healey Heights Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 50 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Chestnut Rise.