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BB12 8PZ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB12 8PX 61 m
BB12 8DZ 71 m
BB12 8EL 79 m
BB12 8DY 80 m
BB12 8BY 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 8PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 8
Latitude
53.801905
Longitude
-2.312738
British National Grid easting
379,500
British National Grid northing
434,000

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
E00126298
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
43
Primary
25
Secondary
2

  1. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    344 m

  2. Padiham Green Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    545 m

  3. Padiham Primary School

    Community school

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Public order 83
  • Burglary 71

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    165 m

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    2.6 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    3.1 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    4.8 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    5.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Guy Street

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Hirst Street

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Street

    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

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 2 secondary schools. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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