BB12 postcode area guide — Burnley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BB12 postcode district in Burnley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BB12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.2%
Gigabit-capable
69.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the BB12 postcode district (Burnley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 983 postcodes Ofcom measures in BB12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.2%.
Around 0.4% of premises in BB12 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 BB12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BB12 0AD | 50% | 0% |
| BB12 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| BB12 0AF | 100% | 66.7% |
| BB12 0AJ | 100% | 98.4% |
| BB12 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BB12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BB12 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| BB12 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BB12 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| BB12 0AS | 100% | 96% |
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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 BB12
Police recorded 168 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BB12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 | 41.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 | 24.4% |
| Public order | 14 | 8.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 5.4% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 6 | 3.6% |
| Other theft | 3 | 1.8% |
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 BB12
Based on 522 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BB12 is £146,000, up 13.2% on the previous year (£129,000).
Detached
£310,000
111 sales
Semi-detached
£183,000
90 sales
Terraced
£97,000
290 sales
Flat / maisonette
£84,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in BB12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £38,000 | Terraced | Wordsworth Street | BB12 6QE |
| 22 May 2026 | £141,000 | Terraced | Water Street | BB12 7LQ |
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Cunningham Grove | BB12 6DD |
| 22 May 2026 | £134,000 | Terraced | Wasdale Close | BB12 8NJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Lytton Street | BB12 6NS |
| 18 May 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Pendle Fields | BB12 9HN |
| 18 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Wheatley Lane Road | BB12 9PZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Dorset Street | BB12 6HT |
| 13 May 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced | St Annes Street | BB12 7AX |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Crow Wood Avenue | BB12 0JG |
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 BB12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttleworth College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,072 | BB12 8ST |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 579 | BB12 6NX |
| Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 406 | BB12 0BN |
| Burnley Ightenhill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 349 | BB12 6ED |
| Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 312 | BB12 8HT |
| Padiham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 286 | BB12 8SJ |
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | BB12 7BN |
| Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | BB12 0JD |
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 BB12
240 rated food businesses operate in BB12. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Albert Harrison & Co Ltd, Asda, Asda Cafe - Compass, Bertrams Restaurant, The Lounge, Spa Tapas Bar, Best One Singh Store.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BB12
From a sample of 169 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BB12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
11%
Band C
28%
Band D
46%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
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
Landlines around BB12 typically use:
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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.