BB12 8AW

Whittlefield with Ightenhill · Burnley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Burnley
Local authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 8AS 57 m
BB12 8AR 89 m
BB12 6TD 125 m
BB12 8AP 129 m
BB12 6TE 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 8
Latitude
53.797279
Longitude
-2.278970
British National Grid easting
381,722
British National Grid northing
433,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Burnley · E07000117
Parish or community
E04005136
Westminster constituency
Burnley · E14001142
Output area
E00126450
Lower layer super output area
Burnley 005C · E01024912
Middle layer super output area
Burnley 005 · E02005180

Postcode source versions

Explore BB12

59 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Brantfell Drive, Burnley, BB12 8AW 29 April 2026 £220,000
15, Brantfell Drive, Burnley, BB12 8AW 20 March 2026 £310,000
7, Brantfell Drive, Burnley, BB12 8AW 16 January 2026 £262,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. Rosegrove Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    589 m
  2. Ightenhill Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    701 m
  3. Burnley Ightenhill Primary School

    Community school

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 890
  • Anti social behaviour 366
  • Burglary 193
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Public order 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

62 female, 49 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.4
BB12 8 residents
8,200

Age bands in BB12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,297 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

815 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,225 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,744 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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
31.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    883 m

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    906 m

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    2.3 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    2.5 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    2.7 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    2.8 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    3.0 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    3.1 km

  • BURNLEY WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    50 PARLIAMENT STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3HR

    ODS code P81137

    3.2 km

  • PENDLE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 ARTHUR STREET, BRIERFIELD, NELSON, BB9 5RZ

    ODS code P81070

    4.4 km

  • BRIERCLIFFE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81053

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Grisedale Drive

    BCT · Padiham Road

    0.1 miles
  • Grisedale Drive

    BCT · Padiham Road

    0.1 miles
  • Middlesex Avenue

    BCT · Padiham Road

    0.1 miles
  • Loughrigg Close

    BCT · Padiham Road

    0.1 miles
  • Middlesex Avenue

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Burnley 005C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,216 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £245,000 from 13 recorded sales in BB12 8AW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Burnley is £134,515 in June 2026, up 9.9% year on year.

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Rosegrove Nursery School is the nearest published school at 589 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 890 events.

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