Hapton & Lowerhouse

Burnley · North West · population 6,260 · 4 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,097 of 6,856 in England
  • #342 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 12 in Burnley
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,194
Median age (est.)45
Density246per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 30%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 6%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Hapton & Lowerhouse sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,097 of 6,856 in England, and #3 of 12 in Burnley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (61) and lowest on Health (32). Typical homes here sold for about £179,475 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 106 sales), 38% above the wider Burnley median of £130,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #373 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,290 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 61 · #2,678
Employment 53 · #3,220
Education 56 · #3,021
Health 32 · #4,646
Crime 59 · #2,795
Housing & access 36 · #4,385
Living environment 50 · #3,432

House prices ?

£179,475median (12m) · -17.8% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£179,475106-17.8%+20.9%
Detached£279,00030-2.4%+44.9%
Semi-detached£181,50040-16.9%+26.0%
Terraced£117,50029+13.0%+9.8%
Flat£94,2507-14.9%
This area£179,475
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)£34,290±£4,848 · #5,244 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,598
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 570 offences
Burnley112
North West82
England83

Rank #4,598 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences178
Theft173
Burglary72
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons41
Drugs16
Robbery4
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 130 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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