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Thinking of living at BB12 8HT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Padiham Green Church of England Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Padiham Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Shuttleworth College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Burnley High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington Academy | Secondary | 5.9 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holdsworth School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Lincoln House School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
| Park View | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
Every primary near BB12 8HT, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Park Road Crown Green Bowls Club | 460 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Padiham Leisure Centre | 480 m | 5 |
| Tennis | Padiham Leisure Centre | 480 m | 5 |
| Football | Padiham Football Club | 310 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Lowerhouse Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Golf | Great Harwood Golf Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Athletics Club Clayton Hall Dr | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Barden Lane Riding Stables. | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Cath Thom Leisure Centre | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wilson Playing Fields | 4.8 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 Hapton, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Blackburn.
The nearest bus stop is Bank Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes M2, 64, NC3, 891); 28 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shuttleworth College, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 39.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (9.7 km) and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (12.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 500 m away, with Padiham Parish Foodbank closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Padiham Group Practice (400 m), with Padiham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Imperial Hair Fashions is 200 m 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
The Fat Giraffe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Free Gardeners Arms the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 149 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 27 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 10% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 53% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Padiham Memorial Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Padiham Pool (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 43 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 50 km.
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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Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
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.