BB11 5PG Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coal Clough with Deerplay. Region: North West.
Streets
- Burnley Road, Dunnockshaw: 9 addresses
- Manchester Road, 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 (43% of about 530 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.
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.
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 | Rose Grove 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km |
| Burnley Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Hapton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Alma Terrace Dunnockshaw | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 5.0 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St James' Medical Centre | 4.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Crawshawbooth Pharmacy | 2.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | Kay Group - Rossendale Road Service Station Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 22 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,130 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,160 m² | 1.5 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Burnley Road.