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Thinking of living at BB10 3DG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heasandford Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Barden Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Sir John Thursby Community College | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Unity College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marsden Heights Community College | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rawdhatul Uloom | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Olive High Boys | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Olive High | Independent | 1.2 km | 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BB10 3DG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | St.Andrews Cricket Crown Green Bowls Club | 340 m | 15 |
| Tennis | Queens Park (Burnley) | 780 m | 11 |
| Football | Prairie Sports Village | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Golf | Prairie Sports Village | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Oaks Leisure Club | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Burnley Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Barden Lane Athletics Track | 590 m | 2 |
| Squash | St Peter'S Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Barden Lane Riding Stables. | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Marsden Park | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Burnley Central, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 115k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Accrington.
The nearest bus stop is Thomber Gardens, 100 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 2, 2A); 41 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Heasandford Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sir John Thursby Community College, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 41 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.4 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (13 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 250 m away, with Victoria Grocers closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thursby Surgery (250 m), with Everest Pharmacy - Burnley the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, AJ Nails - Nail Salon in Burnley is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 16 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 72% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Cafe L’Ammaya is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Baltic Fleet Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (55 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 232 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 78 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 78% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 182 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
37 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest park is Thursby Park, 100 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 39 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.