BB11 postcode area guide — Burnley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BB11 postcode district in Burnley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BB11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83%
Gigabit-capable
83%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BB11 postcode district (Burnley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 819 postcodes Ofcom measures in BB11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BB11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BB11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BB11 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BB11 1AD | 80% | 80% |
| BB11 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BB11 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| BB11 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| BB11 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| BB11 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| BB11 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| BB11 1AU | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| BB11 1AX | 93.8% | 6.3% |
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Mobile signal around Burnley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Burnley district (46,758 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
93.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
93.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BB11
Police recorded 584 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BB11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 213 | 36.5% |
| Shoplifting | 91 | 15.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 | 13.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 | 7.0% |
| Public order | 37 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 35 | 6.0% |
| Burglary | 25 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 21 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BB11
Based on 355 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BB11 is £87,500, down 7.9% on the previous year (£95,000).
Detached
£302,500
22 sales
Semi-detached
£173,000
61 sales
Terraced
£69,000
236 sales
Flat / maisonette
£85,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in BB11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Wilkie Avenue | BB11 3QE |
| 22 May 2026 | £93,000 | Terraced | Cog Lane | BB11 5BG |
| 21 May 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced | Cog Lane | BB11 5JT |
| 12 May 2026 | £55,000 | Terraced | Nairne Street | BB11 4PE |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Moseley Road | BB11 2RF |
| 8 May 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Hobart Street | BB11 3DQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Coal Clough Lane | BB11 4DH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Semi-detached | Venice Avenue | BB11 5JX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £71,000 | Terraced | Sandhurst Street | BB11 3DG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £39,000 | Terraced | Hudson Street | BB11 4PL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Burnley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Burnley district (94,646 residents, 39,871 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.6% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.7% |
| 45–64 | 19.3% |
| 65+ | 17.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59.8% |
| Private rented | 24.4% |
| Social rented | 11.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BB11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,402 | BB11 3DF |
| Rosewood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 | BB11 2PH |
| Cherry Fold Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 366 | BB11 5JS |
| Broadfield Specialist School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 267 | BB11 5BT |
| Olive High | Not applicable | 11–16 | 214 | BB11 2RY |
| Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 210 | BB11 2DL |
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | BB11 4RB |
| Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | BB11 4LB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BB11
368 rated food businesses operate in BB11. 234 hold the top rating of 5, 78 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1855 Bistro And Bar, 197 Bistro & Bar, Abbey Grange Residential Care Home, Abbeyfield Burnley Society Ltd, Abbeyfield House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BB11
From a sample of 238 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BB11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
30%
Band D
44%
Band E
18%
Band F
5%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Burnley
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.