# BB12 8RL: area report for a postcode in Burnley

BB12 8RL is a postcode in Burnley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Burnley. Open the map at BB12 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) › [BB12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb12) › [BB12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Burnley 004B: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **Hapton, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **No property in BB12 8RL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Burnley 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **£135,012 average price**: For the whole of Burnley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BB12 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BB12 8RL**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitegate Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitegate-nursery-school-e119096) | Nursery | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Padiham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-primary-school-e119164) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shuttleworth College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shuttleworth-college-e134994) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-roman-catholic-primary-school-padiham-e119648) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Padiham Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e119366) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burnley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-high-school-e141028) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padiham-st-leonards-voluntary-aided-church-of-england-primary-school-e119425) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holdsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holdsworth-school-e152515) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £119,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £96,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £82,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: I G TODD PHARMACY (480 m); PADIHAM PHARMACY (710 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: PADIHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Padiham Superstore (680 m, Tesco); Lidl Padiham (750 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £135,012** (July 2026). Burnley’s average house price was £135,012 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,208** (2025). Full-time workers living in Burnley earned a median of £33,208 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 21st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Burnley costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 13th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Burnley has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Burnley 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.0** (2025). Burnley 004B has a deprivation score of 27.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,859th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Burnley 004B was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,660** (2021). Burnley 004B had 1,660 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,210th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Burnley 004B, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BB12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £159,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BB12 was £159,950 in 2025. 147th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,075** (2021). BB12 had 36,075 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 590th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in BB12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In BB12, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)
- Centre: 53.7956, -2.3053

Council: [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/burnley): Oliver Ryan (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3053,53.7956,BB128RL

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