Central Burnley & Daneshouse

Burnley · North West · population 12,095 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,730 of 6,856 in England
  • #887 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 12 in Burnley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,817
Median age (est.)30
Density4,023per km²
No qualifications34%
Degree or above20%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 16%25–44 32%45–64 19%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 12%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 26% · Process & plant 13% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary26%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Professional9%
Administrative7%
Associate professional6%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 24%Asian: 70%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 24%Asian 70%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 68% · Christian 16% · No religion 9%

Born outside the UK: 42%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Burnley & Daneshouse is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,730 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #10 of 12 in Burnley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (15) and lowest on Living environment (0). Typical homes here, about £80,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 47% in five years (from 96 sales), 38% below the wider Burnley median of £130,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,933 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 170 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 2 · #6,723
Employment 10 · #6,168
Education 2 · #6,723
Health 8 · #6,284
Crime 11 · #6,120
Housing & access 15 · #5,797
Living environment 0 · #6,846

House prices ?

£80,500median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£80,50096+9.5%+47.4%
Detached£218,4956-2.5%+55.5%
Semi-detached£151,5008-3.3%+28.9%
Terraced£75,35078+15.9%+50.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£80,500
Burnley£130,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£29,933±£4,361 · #6,413 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£17,580
Price-to-income ?2.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

170 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,051 offences
Burnley112
North West82
England83

Rank #6,038 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences793
Theft610
Burglary58
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson141
Public order & weapons201
Drugs113
Robbery28
Other60

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 744 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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