Wood Street, Burnley, BB10 1QQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BB10 1QQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49%	48.2%	-0.8%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	51%	51.8%	0.8%	49.0%	2.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of BB10 1QQ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.4%	37%	0.6%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	54.3%	53.4%	-0.9%	44.2%	9.2%
Separated	3.7%	2.7%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	3.1%	3.8%	0.7%	9.1%	-5.3%
Widowed	2.5%	3%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.9%	49.5%	1.6%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	33%	35%	2.0%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	14.2%	11%	-3.2%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around BB10 1QQ this area, 28.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.6%	28.6%	-6.0%	18.2%	10.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.1%	18.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	8.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	13.5%	-0.7%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	4.7%	1.6%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.8%	12.1%	5.3%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	11.1%	18.4%	7.3%	33.8%	-15.4%
Other	11.1%	4.7%	-6.4%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	5.4%	6.6%	1.2%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	62.5%	63.8%	1.3%	2.7%	61.1%
Other Asian	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	1.6%	0.2%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	25.3%	21.9%	-3.4%	81.4%	-59.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.6%	59.3%	-14.3%	83.2%	-23.9%
European Union	1.9%	10.5%	8.6%	6.1%	4.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	23.8%	29.9%	6.1%	5.6%	24.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.6%	59.2%	-14.4%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	0.4%	18.5%	18.1%	9.8%	8.7%
5-10 Years	3.4%	14.1%	10.7%	2.9%	11.2%
2-5 Years	3.8%	6.5%	2.7%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	18.8%	1.6%	-17.2%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	4%	0.4%	3.6%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	6.3%	1.3%	5.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	9.1%	1.2%	7.9%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8%	37.2%	-29.2%
Christian	15.4%	46.2%	-30.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	70.1%	6.5%	63.6%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Wood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Street was 61.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.7% lower than the Bank Hall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Street has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall and the 101st lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BB10 1QQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wood Street are based on 125 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Burnley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wood Street, Burnley, BB10 1QQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB10 1QQ

Average Price
£73,844

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£73,844

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Street

Average Price
£85,390

Semi-Detached
£69,526

Terraced
£85,648

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Wood Street, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£24,250	2010-11-19	£42,624
15 Wood Street, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£53,000	2010-11-12	£93,157
9 Wood Street, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£51,000	2010-10-07	£85,895
23 Wood Street, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2010-08-04	£82,801
21 Wood Street, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£51,000	2010-06-04	£80,886

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB10 1QQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BB10 1QQ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Looking after home or family	62
Student (economically inactive)	50
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Other	25
Unemployed	23
Retired	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Other	8
Transport and storage	6
Education	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Construction	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Reedley Hallows Nursery School Burnley Campus , Barden Lane BB10 1JD	4out of 4	562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoneyholme Nursery School March Street , BB12 0BU	4out of 4	646 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Basnett Street Nursery School Basnett Street , BB10 3ES	4out of 4	1,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Taywood Nursery Accrington Road , BB11 5AE	4out of 4	2,437 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ightenhill Nursery School Lionel Street , BB12 6DY	4out of 4	2,542 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School Oswald Street , BB12 0BN	4out of 4	519 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barden Primary School Burnley Campus, Barden Lane , BB10 1JD	3out of 4	562 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heasandford Primary School Williams Road , BB10 3DA	3out of 4	813 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Church Street , BB11 2DL	3out of 4	1,309 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley Holcombe Drive , BB10 4BH	2out of 4	1,511 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Ormerod Road , BB10 3AA	- not rated	1,311 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Thursby Community College Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT	3out of 4	1,652 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Unity College Townley Holmes , BB11 3DF	3out of 4	2,730 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marsden Heights Community College Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR	- not rated	3,304 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Burnley High School Byron Street , BB12 6NX	3out of 4	3,845 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnley College Princess Way , BB12 0AN	- not rated	961 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nelson and Colne College Scotland Road , BB9 7YT	- not rated	5,310 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rawdhatul Uloom Jamia Masjid-E-Farooq-Azam, North Street , BB10 1LU	- not rated	250 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
OLIVE HIGH 63A Colne Road , BURNLEY BB10 1LJ	- not rated	464 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Holly Grove School Burnley Campus, Barden Lane , BB10 1JD	4out of 4	562 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Heights Burnley Burleigh Street , BB12 0DU	- not rated	809 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Ridgewood Community High School Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT	3out of 4	1,475 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr G's	60 Abel Street, Burnley	121 yd
Rajas	114 Colne Road, Burnley	218 yd
Chick-N-Grill	148 - 150 Colne Road, Burnley	224 yd
Hungry Jacks	154 Colne Road, Burnley	228 yd
Street Kitchen	123 - 127 Colne Road, 1st Floor, Burnley	250 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Daneshouse WMC	Daneshouse Club, Nicholl Street	83 yd
Worsthorne Social Club	1-3 Clegg Street, Burnley	443 yd
Green Street Sports & Social Club	33 Green Street, Burnley	579 yd
Baltic Fleet Inn	48 Briercliffe Road, Burnley	608 yd
Paradise W.M.C	4 Martin Street, Burnley	657 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nafees Bakers & Sweets	52-56 Abel Street, Burnley	136 yd
Kakaz	56 Hurtley Street, Burnley	143 yd
Pizza Hot	160 Colne Road, Burnley	235 yd
Brixey Pizza	102 Colne Road, Burnley	235 yd
The Kebab Lab Groups	123 Colne Road, Burnley	250 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	151 Colne Road, Burnley	434 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	Unit B, Briercliffe Shopping Centre	757 yd
Asda	Princess Way, Burnley	983 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Burnley Boys' And Girls' Club BARDEN LANE		285 yd
Barden Lane Athletics Track ATHLETICS TRACK ATHLETICS TRACK BARDEN LANE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	320 yd
Burnley Campus BARDEN LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	493 yd
Bank Hall Pitch BANK HALL DRY DOCK BANK HALL DRY DOCK COLNE ROAD	grass pitches	599 yd
Disraeli Street (Closed) Disraeli Street	grass pitches	645 yd
Burnley Schools Sixth Form (Closed) Barden Lane	health and fitness suite	662 yd
Burnley Calder View School (Closed) March Street	grass pitches	749 yd
Queens Park QUEENS PARK CAR PARK QUEENS PARK CAR PARK QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	756 yd
Barden Gardens BARDEN LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	785 yd
Crow Wood Leisure HOLME ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	993 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BB10 1QQ