Higher Shuttleworth Burnley
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (BB12), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 5002076.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (F: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Burnley costs £2,549 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hapton, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Memorial Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 70 to 133 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Padiham Group Practice, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 204 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (37% of about 2,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, Works for road purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB12 7EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BB12 7LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BB12 7NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| BB12 7NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 70 m and 133 m above sea level (115 m on average); the ground rises about 63 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB12 7EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB12 7LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BB12 7NG | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BB12 7NQ | 100% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hapton 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Huncoat 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Rose Grove 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Simon Jersey Altham | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Accrington | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 45 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Padiham Group Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Padiham Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 61 - 63 Church Street | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Accrington Victoria Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Padiham Customer Service Reception | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Memorial Park 6.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Fennyfold Playing Fields 3.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Fennyfold Allotments 4.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shuttleworth Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shuttleworth Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Arched Gateway and Garden Wall Attached to South Front of Shuttleworth Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Hapton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Gawthorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shorten Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Shuttleworth Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Lower Dean Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Castle Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Strips | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 16 |
9 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Burnley: see them on the Burnley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Altham St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Padiham Green Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS: Works for road purposes, 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.