BB12 6DW Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gannow. Region: North West.
Streets
- Barry Street, Burnley: 76 addresses
- Dugdale Road, Burnley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Barry Street, Rose Grove: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Barry Street, Rose Grove: 1 address
- Woodbine Gardens, 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 (40% of about 650 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
- Land NE of Sycamore Avenue: up to 34 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land rear of 7 Southern Avenue, permissioned (520 m)
- Former Dexter Paints, Gannow Lane, permissioned (540 m)
- Land off Duncan Street, Rosegrove, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 80 addresses are between 137 m and 148 m above sea level (142 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 | Rose Grove 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Burnley Central 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Dugdale Road Padiham Road | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Tesco Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 41.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ightenhill Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Padiham Road Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Marsden Building Society | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Sycamore Park 5.4 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ightenhill Manor (site of), a scheduled monument, 940 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ightenhill Manor (site of) | Scheduled monument | 940 m north |
| Gawthorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Tipping Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Pit Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Habergham Clough | Valley | 2.0 km south |
| Jack Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-west |
| Rowley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 80 |
41 of the postcode's 80 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Barry Street.