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BB12 7FR

Gawthorpe · Burnley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gawthorpe
Local authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 7EP 54 m
BB12 7ER 62 m
BB12 7DZ 70 m
BB12 7EN 75 m
BB12 7DX 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 7FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 7
Latitude
53.795016
Longitude
-2.307525
British National Grid easting
379,840
British National Grid northing
433,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Burnley · E07000117
Electoral ward
Gawthorpe · E05005157
Parish or community
E04005138
Westminster constituency
Burnley · E14001142
Output area
E00126312
Lower layer super output area
Burnley 004D · E01024886
Middle layer super output area
Burnley 004 · E02005179

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
2

  1. Whitegate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    259 m

  2. Padiham Primary School

    Community school

    432 m

  3. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham

    Voluntary aided school

    528 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,820
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 805
  • Anti social behaviour 345
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Public order 106
  • Burglary 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
133

72 female, 61 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.8
BB12 7 residents
7,376

Age bands in BB12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,425 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,074 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,507 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    743 m

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    1.9 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    2.7 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.4 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    4.5 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.7 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    4.8 km

  • BURNLEY WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    50 PARLIAMENT STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3HR

    ODS code P81137

    4.9 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

  • Warwick Drive

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Padiham

    0.2 miles

  • Oxford Close

    BCT · Padiham

    0.2 miles

  • Oxford Close

    BCT · Padiham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Burnley 004D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,164 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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
47
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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whitegate Nursery School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,820 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 805 events.

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