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Burnley

Burnley has 94,646 residents in 39,871 households (Census 2021); 18% are aged 15–29 and 40% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £137,000, from £75,500 in Bank Hall to £261,000 in Cliviger with Worsthorne.

Local authority · 15 wards · 2,402 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
94,646residentsCensus 2021
£137kmedian sale price2,594 sales, 24 months
18%green within 500 mpostcode average
63services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Burnley.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Burnley: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Burnley: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Burnley: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Burnley: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Burnley: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Burnley: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 15 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Burnley's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Bank Hall£76k18%13619%39%19%993 m99%217
Briercliffe£155k16%3515%79%2%2.5 km81%59
Brunshaw£123k27%6517%53%16%1.7 km100%133
Cliviger with Worsthorne£261k11%813%86%1%3.6 km72%52
Coal Clough with Deerplay£187k32%4415%68%4%1.3 km88%160
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme£117k9%14525%44%10%491 m94%275
Gannow£130k16%6218%61%8%917 m99%146
Gawthorpe£98k16%5517%51%7%2.0 km94%157
Hapton with Park£143k32%3416%65%3%1.4 km86%104
Lanehead£153k10%6617%63%5%1.7 km99%74
Queensgate£95k9%7019%57%3%1.6 km99%155
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse£133k21%5617%56%5%605 m95%118
Rosehill with Burnley Wood£136k20%10118%59%6%1.0 km99%136
Trinity£88k14%14322%45%10%431 m98%318
Whittlefield with Ightenhill£228k22%4515%81%5%1.0 km91%65

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Burnley. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£106k£123k£140k£158k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£106k£123k£140k£158k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 14,031 crimes and incidents in Burnley in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 148 per 1,000 residents.

06891,378Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
06891,378Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences4,924
Anti-social behaviour2,771
Shoplifting1,321
Criminal damage and arson1,066
Public order821
Burglary748
Other theft694
Vehicle crime601
Other crime364
Drugs326
Robbery131
Possession of weapons121
Bicycle theft79
Theft from the person64

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Lancashire Constabulary (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Burnley each year, 2021–2025: 269 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021152
2022180
2023167
2024176
2025167

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Burnley with a published hygiene rating.

718rated food businessesin total
90%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
20rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Burnley that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

96.0%gigabit-capablehomes
89.3%full fibrehomes
99.2%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.0%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

24 of Burnley's 60 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)24
Decile 25
Decile 313
Decile 43
Decile 51
Decile 65
Decile 72
Decile 82
Decile 95

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Burnley.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.