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BB12 8SU

Gawthorpe · Burnley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8ST 88 m
BB12 8SS 137 m
BB12 8TE 154 m
BB12 8SZ 155 m
BB12 6PJ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB12 8SU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB12
Postcode sector
BB12 8
Latitude
53.796548
Longitude
-2.299035
British National Grid easting
380,400
British National Grid northing
433,400

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
E00126310
Lower layer super output area
Burnley 004B · E01024884
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
52
Primary
31
Secondary
3

  1. Shuttleworth College

    Foundation school

    113 m

  2. Whitegate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    327 m

  3. Padiham Primary School

    Community school

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,017
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 851
  • Anti social behaviour 384
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Burglary 120
  • Public order 118

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PADIHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81130

    1.1 km

  • ROSEGROVE SURGERY

    225-227 GANNOW LANE, BURNLEY, BB12 6HY

    ODS code P81197

    1.5 km

  • IGHTENHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    TABOR STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0HL

    ODS code P81165

    2.1 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    PRESTIGE PARK, COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1PS

    ODS code P81047

    3.8 km

  • BURNLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81020

    4.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81780

    4.0 km

  • COLNE ROAD SURGERY

    34-36 COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 1LS

    ODS code P81035

    4.1 km

  • YORKSHIRE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    80 YORKSHIRE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3BT

    ODS code P81008

    4.3 km

  • BURNLEY WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    50 PARLIAMENT STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 3HR

    ODS code P81137

    4.4 km

  • THURSBY SURGERY

    2 BROWHEAD ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 3BF

    ODS code P81095

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Shuttleworth College Grounds

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.0 miles

  • Cowley Crescent

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.1 miles

  • Whitegate

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.1 miles

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Padiham

    0.1 miles

  • Byron Street

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Burnley 004B, 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

9,868 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shuttleworth College is the nearest published school at 113 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,017 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 851 events.

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