Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BB12 6AD? 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 supermarket is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 500 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 35% met the expected standard |
| Burnley Ightenhill Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Rosegrove Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Whittlefield Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shuttleworth College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir John Thursby Community College | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Unity College | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holdsworth School | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Lincoln House School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ightenhill Park | 770 m | 11 |
| Bowls | Lowerhouse Crown Green Bowls Club | 490 m | 10 |
| Football | Burnley Training Ground | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Crow Wood Leisure | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Golf | Prairie Sports Village | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Lowerhouse Cricket Club | 800 m | 2 |
| Squash | St Peter'S Leisure Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Barden Lane Athletics Track | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Barden Lane Riding Stables. | 3.0 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 Rose Grove, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 73k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Middlesex Ave, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 64); 33 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Burnley High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (11.2 km) and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 1.2 km away, with Spar closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rosegrove Surgery (700 m), with Rosegrove Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Allure is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 14 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Luncheon Club is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Ighten Leigh Social Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 168 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ightenhill Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Halstead Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 41 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
25 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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| Olive High | Independent | 2.7 km | 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BB12 6AD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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.