BB11 3RQ Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rosehill with Burnley Wood. Region: North West.
Streets
- Towneleyside, Burnley Wood: 16 addresses
- Towneley Holmes Road, Burnley: 5 addresses
- Todmorden Road, Burnley: 2 addresses
- Darnley Street, Burnley: 2 addresses
- Towneley Holmes Road, Burnley: 1 address
- Towneley Holmes Road, Burnley: 1 address
- Culshaw 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: 3.
- 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
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 28 addresses are between 120 m and 157 m above sea level (137 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 70%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Towneley Hall | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Towneley Riverside Car Park | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.4 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Burnley Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Lyndhurst Road Food & Booze | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Towneley Park 154 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,300 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 154 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Towneley Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Towneley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m south-east |
| Burnley War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Ice house at Towneley Hall | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-west |
| Towneley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 220 m north-east |
| Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness | Wood | 150 m south |
| Causeway End Wood | Wood | 230 m west |
| Everage Clough | Valley | 380 m south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| Hale House Clough | Valley | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Park Pond | Lake or reservoir | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 27 | 28 |
1 of the postcode's 28 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Towneleyside.