Whalley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BB12 8JR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	52.6%	49.8%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	47.4%	50.2%	2.8%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.6%	35%	3.4%	37.9%	-2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	45.7%	-4.1%	44.2%	1.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.8%	1.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	8%	11.2%	3.2%	9.1%	2.1%
Widowed	6.3%	6.3%	0.0%	6.1%	0.2%

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	46%	49.3%	3.3%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	38.9%	35.7%	-3.2%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	11.2%	11.4%	0.2%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	15.3%	0.1%	18.2%	-2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	9.9%	-8.7%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.7%	14%	-6.7%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	6.8%	2.2%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	19.4%	7.2%	16.9%	2.5%
Degree or Similar	24.9%	32.4%	7.5%	33.8%	-1.4%
Other	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 97.4% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
White	98.6%	97.4%	-1.2%	81.4%	16.0%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 98.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.8%	98.2%	2.4%	83.2%	15.0%
European Union	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	6.1%	-5.4%
Africa	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	0%	0.4%	0.4%	5.6%	-5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.7%	98.2%	3.5%	83.2%	15.0%
10+ Years	0%	1.8%	1.8%	9.8%	-8.0%
5-10 Years	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.9%	-2.9%
2-5 Years	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	0%	-4.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.4%	76.7%	4.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
No passport held	17.9%	13.5%	4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.6%	37.2%	-9.6%
Christian	68.4%	46.2%	22.2%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Whalley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whalley Road was 118.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.8% lower than the Gawthorpe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whalley Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe and the 117th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,800

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BB12 8JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Whalley Road are based on 265 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 Whalley Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB12 8JR

Average Price
£284,369

Semi-Detached
£279,992

Terraced
£250,593

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£592,736

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whalley Road

Average Price
£249,018

Semi-Detached
£370,391

Terraced
£186,900

Detached
£507,026

Flats/Maisonettes
£101,985

Other
£544,829

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whalley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Whalley Road, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£169,950	2022-07-21	£181,815
27 Whalley Road, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-12-09	£217,600
29 Whalley Road, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£187,000	2021-01-14	£246,017
Crossways Whalley Road, Burnley, Lancashire Other, an established residential building	£480,000	2020-06-04	£600,291
15 Whalley Road, Burnley, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£161,500	2017-12-15	£260,314

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB12 8JR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Other	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	23
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Construction	9
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitegate Nursery School Victoria Road , Padiham BB12 8TG	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosegrove Nursery School Havelock Street , BB12 6AJ	4out of 4	3,363 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ightenhill Nursery School Lionel Street , BB12 6DY	4out of 4	3,897 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Taywood Nursery Accrington Road , BB11 5AE	4out of 4	4,693 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Moor Lane , Padiham BB12 8HT	3out of 4	641 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Padiham Green Church of England Primary School St Anne's Street , BB12 7AX	3out of 4	788 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham St John's Road , Padiham BB12 7BN	3out of 4	1,098 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School School Lane , Simonstone BB12 7HR	3out of 4	1,489 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Padiham Primary School Burnley Road , Padiham BB12 8SJ	3out of 4	1,541 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shuttleworth College Burnley Road , Padiham BB12 8ST	2out of 4	1,856 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burnley High School Byron Street , BB12 6NX	3out of 4	2,346 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Park Hill School Park Hill , Padiham Road BB12 6TG	- not rated	2,840 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Rose School Greenock Street , BB11 4DT	3out of 4	4,954 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coal Clough Academy Swindon Street , BB11 4PF	3out of 4	4,956 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Heights Burnley Burleigh Street , BB12 0DU	- not rated	5,413 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vetrano Restaurant	Crossways, Whalley Road	122 yd
Memorial Park Café	Knight Hill House, Blackburn Road	179 yd
Padiham Football Club	Well Street, Padiham	187 yd
Nazareth Unitarian Chapel	Church Street, Padiham	281 yd
The Fat Giraffe	3 Church Street, Padiham	523 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Padiham Cricket Club	Arbories Memorial Ground, Arbory Drive	135 yd
Hare & Hounds	58 West Street, Padiham	160 yd
Padiham W.M.C	34-36 Church Street, Padiham	352 yd
Free Gardeners Arms	Public House, 2 St Giles Street	488 yd
The Cellar Restaurant	2 Church Street, Padiham	507 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Serrano's Deli-Pizza	46 Church Street, Padiham	324 yd
Summer Palace	57-59 Church Street, Padiham	339 yd
Double Dragon	53-55 Church Street, Padiham	351 yd
Fu Lam	13A Church Street, Padiham	489 yd
Caledonia Chicken And Ribs	7 Church Street, Padiham	507 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	10 Wyre Street, Padiham		1,066 yd
Lidl	Wyre Street, Padiham		1,066 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Arbories Memorial Sports Ground - Padiham Sports Club ARBORIES MEMORIAL GROUND ARBORIES MEMORIAL GROUND WELL STREET	grass pitches	202 yd
Padiham Leisure Centre Park Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	487 yd
Padiham St Leonards C Of E School ST LEONARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ST LEONARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL MEADOW STREET	grass pitches	574 yd
Fennyfold Playing Fields ST. JOHNS ROAD	grass pitches	1,034 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	43.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	37.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	52.46 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	52.46 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	7.64 Mbit/s

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