Accrington South East

Hyndburn · North West · population 8,761 · 6 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,078 of 6,856 in England
  • #560 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 9 in Hyndburn
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,639
Median age (est.)44
Density997per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 9%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 89%Asian 9%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 30% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Accrington South East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,078 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 9 in Hyndburn. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Living environment (16). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 99 sales), 38% above the wider Hyndburn median of £137,750. Typical household take-home income is around £32,630 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 122 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,516
Employment 26 · #5,091
Education 51 · #3,357
Health 23 · #5,276
Crime 25 · #5,160
Housing & access 53 · #3,213
Living environment 16 · #5,763

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +8.6% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00099+8.6%+26.7%
Detached£310,000210.0%+40.0%
Semi-detached£205,00038+17.0%+26.5%
Terraced£125,00039+34.4%+23.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£190,000
Hyndburn£137,750
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)£32,630±£4,555 · #5,796 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,734
Price-to-income ?5.8×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

122 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,069 offences
Hyndburn99
North West82
England83

Rank #5,502 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences503
Theft163
Burglary60
Vehicle crime80
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons107
Drugs54
Robbery10
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 374 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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