Briercliffe
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Briercliffe at a glance
- House prices
- £148,975
- Lower prices6th percentile
- Schools
- 7th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 46th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 60.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.4% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land16th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Briercliffe a good place to live?
Briercliffe may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Burnley below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Briercliffe
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Briercliffe
House prices
- Median sale price
- £148,975
- Percentile
- 6th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 74 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Briercliffe
Schools
7th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Briercliffe
Flood risk
0.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.3% of the area. That is the 16th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Briercliffe
Transport
46th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Briercliffe a good place to live?
Briercliffe may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Briercliffe safe?
Briercliffe ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Briercliffe?
The median sale price was £148,975 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 6th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Briercliffe?
Schools rank in the 7th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Briercliffe?
Nearby public profiles include Coal Clough with Deerplay in Burnley and Lanehead in Burnley.
