BB11 5NJ Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coal Clough with Deerplay. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Burnley: 20 addresses
- Crown Point Road, Burnley: 1 address
- Apex Close, Burnley: 1 address
- Rumley's Fold, 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 C (44% of about 520 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lower Gibfield Farm, Crown Point Road, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 229 m and 246 m above sea level (236 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 | 1.5 km |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Rose Grove 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Rossendale Avenue Summitt | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Tesco Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Burnley Wood Medical Centre | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rose Hill Gardens 5,140 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scott Park 7.8 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,030 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scott Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 940 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 940 m north |
| Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Towneley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sep Clough | Valley | 380 m north |
| Micklehurst Clough | Valley | 1.0 km south-west |
| Chicken Hill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| New Barn Clough | Valley | 1.3 km south-west |
| Burnt Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Clowbridge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 29 |
28 of the postcode's 29 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 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 | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 4 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 Manchester Road.