Postcode BB12 8RB (Burnley)

Map showing BB12 8RB and nearby postcodes

The postcode BB12 8RB is located in Burnley, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BB12 8RB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BB12 8RB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BB12 8RB as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to BB12 8RB is Villiers Street which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Victoria Road and is 214 m away. The closest railway station is Hapton Rail Station, 1.79 km away.

The closest primary school to BB12 8RB (for ages 11 and under) is Padiham Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 15, 2017.

The local pub for residents of BB12 8RB is Shakespeare Hotel and is 289 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on May 23, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Choi's Kitchen and is 130 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 31, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 72.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BB12 8RB is covered by the Lancashire police force association and East Lancashire Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BB12 8RB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BB12 8RB, and the approximate distance away.

Villiers Street 14 m
Spenser Street 67 m
Graham Street 69 m
Russell Terrace 90 m
Shakespeare Street 91 m
Peel Street 97 m
Bright Street 99 m
Cardwell Street 109 m
Pitt Street 123 m
Herbert Street 136 m
Raleigh Street 160 m
Palmerston Street 164 m
Pendle Street 164 m
Hathaway Fold 165 m
Melbourne Street 165 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BB12 8RB

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BB12 8RB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Padiham Primary School Good
(June 15, 2017)
189 m
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School Good
(January 30, 2018)
463 m
Shuttleworth College Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
519 m
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham Good
(February 1, 2018)
621 m
Burnley High School Good
(May 24, 2017)
826 m
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
973 m
St Joseph's Park Hill School 1.46 km
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.5 km
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.82 km
Rosegrove Infant School Good
(October 9, 2018)
1.93 km
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School Good
(December 13, 2017)
1.97 km
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
2.42 km
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(May 3, 2018)
2.57 km
Whittlefield Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.68 km
St Mary Magdalene's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.89 km
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School Requires improvement
(January 29, 2020)
2.89 km
Altham St James Church of England Primary School Good
(November 16, 2021)
3.18 km
Read St John's CofE Primary School Good
(March 22, 2017)
3.31 km
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 15, 2021)
3.35 km
The Rose School Good
(March 28, 2019)
3.35 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BB12 8RB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bobs Butchers Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
93 m
Choi's Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 31, 2019
130 m
Adventure Tots Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
153 m
Ramzans Food Store Retailers - other 4
Good
July 24, 2018
153 m
Victoria News Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 1, 2022
153 m
Woodside HFE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 15, 2020
175 m
Victoria Booze Retailers - other 4
Good
September 10, 2018
187 m
Pendle Street Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 5, 2020
192 m
Whitegate Early Years Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
275 m
I.G. Todd Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 7, 2017
282 m
J Conlan's Family Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 22, 2019
282 m
Kendalls Sandwich Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
282 m
New Taste Fish & Chips Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 25, 2020
282 m
PK'S Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 30, 2018
282 m
Taj Gourmet Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 30, 2018
282 m
W Boyes & Co Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 2, 2019
282 m
Shakespeare Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
May 23, 2016
289 m
Best One Retailers - other 4
Good
March 8, 2019
293 m
Bridge Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2017
293 m
Jaipur Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 8, 2019
293 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BB12 8RB - Data from Apr 2022

Victoria Road Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Victoria Road Bus Stop/Station 218 m
Milton Street Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Milton Street Bus Stop/Station 326 m
Thompson Street Bus Stop/Station 333 m
Hapton Rail Station Rail 1.79 km
Hapton Rail Station Rail 1.83 km
Rose Grove Rail Station Rail 2.01 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.79 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.84 km
Terminal One Access Air 48.33 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BB12 8RB - Data from Dec 2021

Long Plantation Woodland Or Forest 344 m
Bankcrofts Plantation Woodland Or Forest 578 m
Sweet Clough Valley 780 m
Jacky Wood Woodland Or Forest 797 m
Pit Plantation Woodland Or Forest 892 m
Longfield Plantation Woodland Or Forest 902 m
Gawthorpe Hall Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Grove Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Lodge Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Tipping Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Shuttleworth Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Mona Bents Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Fiery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Strips Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Jack Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.62 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BB12 8RB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 72.5 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.6 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 84.5 11.3
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 144,453 kWh - mean 9,630 kWh : median 8,204 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 46,102 kWh - mean 3,073 kWh : median 2,112 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BB12 8RB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.79695300
Longitude -2.30746300
OS Easting 379845
OS Northing 0433449
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3044
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Burnley
County Electorial Division Padiham & Burnley West ED
Electoral Ward Gawthorpe
Local Authority District Burnley
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000117
Travel To Work Area Burnley

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
East Lancashire Teaching
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS East Lancashire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Burnley BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Burnley BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008120
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Burnley 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Burnley 004D
Output Area / Small Area 8B1