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BB12 postcode area · Burnley

The BB12 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley. Area Scores range from 0 to 84 across them. Every full BB12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BB12 district: Read, Sabden & Chatburn scores 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 nationally) while Barclay Hills & Trinity sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £80,500 in Central Burnley & Daneshouse to £300,000 in Read, Sabden & Chatburn — a 3.7× gap within the BB12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,309a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime102per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BB12 district

£155,000median home sold over the past year · +10.7% over 5 years · +0.1% over the year · 531 sales
Detached£295,000
Semi-detached£179,975
Terraced£112,000
Flat£89,125
Burnley£130,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Read, Sabden & ChatburnRibble Valley 1,06184 £300,000
Barrowford, Higham & PendlesidePendle 2,35666 £200,000
Habergham & IghtenhillBurnley 2,64461 £222,750
Hapton & LowerhouseBurnley 3,09755 £179,475
Brierfield & ReedleyPendle 5,96913 £168,725
Whittlefield & Rose GroveBurnley 6,01712 £117,500
QueensgateBurnley 6,18110 £98,750
PadihamBurnley 6,20210 £104,000
Central Burnley & DaneshouseBurnley 6,7302 £80,500
Barclay Hills & TrinityBurnley 6,7911 £107,000

People living in BB12 Census 2021

Residents85,474
Median age (est.)40
Density543per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above27%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 13%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 21%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 77%Asian 21%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 28% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BB12.

BB11 BB10 BB9 BB8 BB5 BB6 BB7 BB4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.