BB12 8UA Burnley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whittlefield with Ightenhill. Region: North West.
Streets
- Habergham Drive, Burnley: 11 addresses
- Grove Lane, Burnley: 5 addresses
- Cornfield Grove, Burnley: 1 address
- Stockbridge Drive, 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 D (33% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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: yes, Burnley.
Listed buildings
- GAWTHORPE HALL AND SURROUNDING BALUSTRADE, grade I
- GREAT BARN CIRCA 100 METRES WEST OF GAWTHORPE HALL, grade I
- ESTATE OFFICES ETC, ON SOUTH SIDE OF COURTYARD, CIRCA 20 METRES SOUTH OF GREAT BARN, grade II
- FORMER COACH HOUSE ATTACHED TO EAST SIDE OF GREAT BARN AT GAWTHORPE HALL, grade II
- GAME LARDER CIRCA 30 METRES WEST OF GAWTHORPE HALL ON NORTH SIDE OF PATH TO GREAT BARN, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL TO COURTYARD OF FORMER HOME FARM TO GAWTHORPE HALL, grade II
- TERRACE WALL FORMING NORTH BOUNDARY TO GARDEN OF GAWTHORPE HALL OVERLOOKING RIVER CALDER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Baxi Site: up to 244 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 18 addresses are between 77 m and 104 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Hapton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Burnley Barracks 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Byron Street Whitegate | 690 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Burnley | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Padiham Group Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Padiham Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Burnley General Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Padiham Customer Service Reception | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Whitegate Convenience Store | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Whitegate Park 6,280 m² | 870 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,950 m² | 840 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 790 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gawthorpe Hall and Surrounding Balustrade, a listed building (Grade I), 10 m. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gawthorpe Hall and Surrounding Balustrade | Listed building, Grade I | 10 m |
| Great Barn Circa 100 Metres West of Gawthorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m west |
| Gawthorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 240 m south |
| Stockbridge House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Ightenhill Manor (site of) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gawthorpe Hall Plantation | Wood | 100 m south |
| Longfield Plantation | Wood | 370 m south |
| Pit Plantation | Wood | 460 m south |
| Whitaker Clough | Valley | 1.1 km north |
| Jack Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Churn Clough Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 73 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 0% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 74% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 93% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 19% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 75% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 46% | 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 9 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 Habergham Drive.