BB11 3PH Burnley
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Rosehill with Burnley Wood. Region: North West.
Streets
- Woodhouse Court, Burnley: 32 addresses
- Dall Street, Burnley: 1 address
- Parkinson 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 (45% of about 840 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 (520 m)
- 2 Healey Wood Road, permissioned (780 m)
- 3 Elizabeth Street, permissioned (790 m)
- 1st and 2nd Floor, 16 Ormerod Street, permissioned (890 m)
- Proctors Mill, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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.
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 | 880 m |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Kirk Gate Burnley Wood | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 710 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Car Park | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Todmorden Road (Dental Surgery) | 650 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Lyndhurst Road Food & Booze | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Towneley Park 154 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Healey Heights Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 156 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Woodhouse Court.