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BB12 0LA

Whittlefield with Ightenhill · Burnley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Local authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 0LB 71 m
BB12 0JP 90 m
BB12 0TP 92 m
BB12 0JW 132 m
BB12 0TW 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 0LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 0
Latitude
53.795436
Longitude
-2.259238
British National Grid easting
383,021
British National Grid northing
433,266

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Burnley · E07000117
Electoral ward
Whittlefield with Ightenhill · E05005164
Parish or community
E43000093
Westminster constituency
Burnley · E14001142
Output area
E00126443
Lower layer super output area
Burnley 006D · E01024911
Middle layer super output area
Burnley 006 · E02005181

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    441 m

  2. Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School

    Voluntary aided school

    441 m

  3. Whittlefield Primary School

    Community school

    538 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,421
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,850
  • Anti social behaviour 814
  • Shoplifting 725
  • Criminal damage and arson 458
  • Public order 365

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

19 female, 23 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.0
BB12 0 residents
8,295

Age bands in BB12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,516 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

993 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,963 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,043 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,291 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    576 m

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    1.2 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, 3RD FLOOR CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81020

    1.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

    ST PETERS CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 2DL

    ODS code P81780

    1.4 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    1.5 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    1.6 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    1.8 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    1.9 km

  • BURNLEY WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    50 PARLIAMENT STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3HR

    ODS code P81137

    2.0 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

    BRIERCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BRIERCLIFFE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 2EZ

    ODS code P81053

    3.5 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    PADIHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 36 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BURNLEY, BB12 8BP

    ODS code P81130

    3.6 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crow Wood Avenue

    BCT · Clifton Farm

    0.0 miles

  • Berwick Drive

    BCT · Clifton Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Kielder Drive

    BCT · Clifton Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Clifton Farm Shops

    BCT · Whittlefield

    0.1 miles

  • Clifton Farm Shops

    BCT · Clifton Farm

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Burnley 006D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,876 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 441 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,421 published events cover 12 months, averaging 451.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,850 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.