BB11 4JH Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Trinity. Region: North West.
Streets
- Harriet Street, Burnley: 54 addresses
- St Matthew Street, Burnley: 1 address
- Albion 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 (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: 2.
- 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
- GREEN HILL BOWLING CLUB, grade II
- Habergham Eaves War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- George Street Mill, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 Healey Wood Road, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Tay Street: up to 42 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Proctors Mill, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Lambert Howarth: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Gardner Site: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 3 Elizabeth Street, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 1st and 2nd Floor, 16 Ormerod Street, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
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 56 addresses are between 168 m and 177 m above sea level (172 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 | 320 m |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Matthews Street Burnham Gate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Tesco Car Park | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.1 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Best Booze Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Piccadilly Gardens 6,310 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Scott Park 7.8 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Healey Heights Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scott Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 81 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Burnley Mechanics | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Thompson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Hill Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Sep Clough | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Causeway End Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Park Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 51 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 56 |
52 of the postcode's 56 addresses are 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 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 Harriet Street.