Area guide

Living in BB12, Burnley

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BB12 in Burnley. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Burnley: £135,012, up 8.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BB12 →
See where BB12 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in Burnley: £2,549 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BB12 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BB12 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BB12

108 recorded home sales on the streets around central BB12 in the last 2 years, with a median of £130,000 and a range from £44,000 to £360,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
11 Lawrence Street, BB12 8DL Terraced £80,000 29 Jul 2026
19 Tate Close, BB12 6ES Detached £270,000 15 Jul 2026
53 Ingham Street, BB12 8DR Terraced £70,000 10 Jul 2026
6 Brunton Close, BB12 6BL Detached £280,000 29 Jun 2026
19 Poets Road, BB12 6NR Terraced £140,000 19 Jun 2026
2 All Saints Close, BB12 6LA Detached £360,000 1 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

27 schools within 3 miles , of which 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Padiham Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
Rosegrove Infant School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primary Good 1.2 mi away no figure
Whittlefield Primary School Primary Good 1.3 mi away no figure

18 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for BB12 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Lincoln House School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near BB12, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations20.5%
Managers, directors and senior officials17.5%
Associate professional and technical15.4%
Administrative and secretarial9.6%
Skilled trades8.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BB12 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 12.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BB12 (E01024912, 1,344 residents in 2021, down 3.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 12.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 95.5% 93.7% -1.8 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 3.4% 4.6% +1.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.3% 1.5% +1.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 13.7% 10.3% -3.4 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 22.3% 34.9% +12.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 33.6% 32.4% -1.2 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.9% 4.3% +0.4 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 81.6% 80.2% -1.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.1% 97.5% +1.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

144 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BB12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Burnley's figures.

Buses from the centre of BB12

Best-served stop: Whitegate, with 7.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BB12 is Whitegate: 7.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 3.0 in the evening and 4.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:04, last 23:09. Routes there: M2, 152, M1, 64, 892, 895. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BB12. The nearest, Padiham Group Practice, has 13,625 registered patients and 2,867 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Padiham Group Practice0.8 mi13,6252,867
Rosegrove Surgery1.1 mi5,0251,778
Ightenhill Medical Centre1.3 mi2,7972,543

Nearest A&E: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, where 68.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 68.6%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Burnley pays £2,549 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 3.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Burnley, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Burnley, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,074+3.9%
2022-23£2,154+3.9%
2023-24£2,244+4.2%
2024-25£2,347+4.6%
2025-26£2,456+4.6%
2026-27£2,549+3.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Burnley, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BB12

What is the average house price in BB12?

The average sold price in Burnley is £135,012 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BB12?

Prices in Burnley are up 8.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BB12?

The median of 108 recorded sales around central BB12 in the last 2 years is £130,000, ranging from £44,000 to £360,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BB12?

27 schools sit within 3 miles of central BB12, and 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BB12?

144 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BB12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BB12 at risk of flooding?

Central BB12 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BB12 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 71% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £130,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 144 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BB12 safe?

144 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BB12 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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