BB12 6HZ Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rosegrove with Lowerhouse. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley: 40 addresses
- Langham Street, Burnley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lowerhouse Lane, Rose Grove: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lowerhouse Lane, Rose Grove: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lowerhouse Lane, Rose Grove: 1 address
- Lune Street, Padiham: 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 (77% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Dexter Paints, Gannow Lane, permissioned (250 m)
- Land off Duncan Street, Rosegrove, permissioned (290 m)
- Land NE of Sycamore Avenue: up to 34 homes, permissioned (590 m)
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 45 addresses are between 78 m and 130 m above sea level (128 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 | 500 m |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Burnley Manchester Road 583,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest St Augustines Church Rose Grove | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Tesco Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 41.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rosegrove Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rosegrove Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Padiham Road Dental Practice | 820 m |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Padiham Customer Service Reception | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | Marsden Building Society | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sycamore Park 5.4 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,830 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ightenhill Manor (site of), a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ightenhill Manor (site of) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Gawthorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Scott Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Plantation | Wood | 900 m north-west |
| Spa Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Tipping Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Habergham Clough | Valley | 1.5 km south |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
| Rowley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 45 |
36 of the postcode's 45 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lowerhouse Lane.