BB12 8EQ

Gawthorpe · Burnley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 8BQ 89 m
BB12 8BE 96 m
BB12 8BL 111 m
BB12 8BH 116 m
BB12 8RU 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 8EQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
1 January 2007
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 8
Latitude
53.800283
Longitude
-2.311010
British National Grid easting
379,613
British National Grid northing
433,819

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
E00126304
Lower layer super output area
Burnley 004C · E01024885
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
44
Primary
26
Secondary
2
  1. Padiham Green Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    444 m
  2. Padiham Primary School

    Community school

    538 m
  3. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    545 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 699
  • Anti social behaviour 306
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 87
  • Burglary 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    187 m

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    2.4 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    3.0 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.6 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    4.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    4.8 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles
  • Waterside Mews

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles
  • St James Place

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Burnley 004C, 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

1,728 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. Padiham Green Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 699 events.

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