Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BB12 6PU? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 35% met the expected standard |
| Padiham Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham | Primary | 1.1 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Rosegrove Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shuttleworth College | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 5.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holdsworth School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Lincoln House School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Olive High | Independent | 4.0 km | 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Padiham Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Lowerhouse Crown Green Bowls Club | 970 m | 8 |
| Football | Burnley Training Ground | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Lowerhouse Cricket Club | 690 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Padiham Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Golf | Burnley Golf Club | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | St Peter'S Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Barden Lane Riding Stables. | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Barden Lane Athletics Track | 4.3 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 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 73k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Mews, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 64); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 35% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Burnley High School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.9 km) and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.4 km away, with Cambridge Superstore closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rosegrove Surgery (1.3 km), with Rosegrove Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Imperial Hair Fashions is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 12 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Cafe Exertis is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Canteen the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 108 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 220 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Burnley Crematorium, 1.1 km away; for exercise, The BEST (Burnley Enterprise of Sport & Training) Centre (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 42 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
4 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.
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.