BB11 2HG Burnley
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Rosehill with Burnley Wood. Region: North West.
Streets
- Healey Row, Burnley: 3 addresses
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 (84% of about 1,150 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): Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lambert Howarth: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 2 Healey Wood Road, permissioned (240 m)
- 3 Elizabeth Street, permissioned (400 m)
- Proctors Mill, permissioned (490 m)
- 1st and 2nd Floor, 16 Ormerod Street, permissioned (500 m)
- George Street Mill, not permissioned (620 m)
- The Stackhouses, Bank Parade, permissioned (930 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 138 m and 139 m above sea level (138 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 Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Spring Hill Road Burnham Gate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 570 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quest Dental Care | 560 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Kay Group - Kitchens Service Station 2 Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scott Park 7.8 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Healey Heights Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnley Mechanics, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north. 111 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnley Mechanics | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m south-west |
| Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street | Scheduled monument | 800 m north-west |
| Thompson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Ice house at Towneley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Hill Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Sep Clough | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Causeway End Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Copy Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Park Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Healey Row.