Local servicesHospitalBurnley General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBriercliffe Surgery22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBurnley General Hospitalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 5 independent, 4 special, 7 nurseryPrimaryBriercliffe Primary Schoolages 5-11, 388 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Lanehead Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 279 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir John Thursby Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,121 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurnley College2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationBrierfield1.4 miBus stationInterchangeNelson1.5 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:37 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People10,395 residentsin the Brierfield & Reedley census areaMedian age 36.53,553 households73% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,801 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,182 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRowley Lakelake · 1.6 miWalverden Reservoirreservoir · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.0 miMarsden Heighthill · under a mileWalshaw Cloughvalley · under a mileLee Green Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNelson Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haHeyhead Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haWalverden Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haTowneley Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 154 haBriercliffe Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haJohn Bradley Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation233 m764 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
