BB11 2BD Burnley
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Daneshouse with Stoneyholme. Region: North West.
Streets
- Grimshaw Street, 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 (93% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Burnley Town Centre. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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
- 1 AND 3, NICHOLAS STREET, grade II
- 10, 12 AND 14, DUGDALE STREET, grade II
- 11, 13 AND 13A, NICHOLAS STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 14 AND 16, NICHOLAS STREET, grade II
- 4, 6 AND 8, DUGDALE STREET, grade II
- 5, 7 AND 9, NICHOLAS STREET, grade II
- AENON BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- BURNLEY BUILDING SOCIETY BURNLEY BUILDING SOCIETY OFFICES, grade II
- CENTRAL LIBRARY, grade II
- JIREH BAPTIST CHURCH, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- REGISTRY OFFICE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 3 Elizabeth Street, permissioned (170 m)
- 1st and 2nd Floor, 16 Ormerod Street, permissioned (180 m)
- Proctors Mill, permissioned (300 m)
- 2 Healey Wood Road, permissioned (360 m)
- Lambert Howarth: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- The Stackhouses, Bank Parade, permissioned (420 m)
- George Street Mill, not permissioned (570 m)
- Multi Autoparts, Bank Top Mill, permissioned (610 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 | 580 m |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Croft Street Schools Burnley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 100 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burnley Group Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quest Dental Care | 40 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 80 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Yorkshire Bank | 140 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 88% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Grimshaw Street.