Accrington West

Hyndburn · North West · population 13,551 · 7 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,737 of 6,856 in England
  • #892 of 932 in North West
  • #9 of 9 in Hyndburn
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,416
Median age (est.)30
Density5,656per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above19%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 27%15–24 15%25–44 30%45–64 18%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 22%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 16%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 16%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 19% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Process & plant19%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure14%
Sales & customer service14%
Skilled trades10%
Professional9%
Associate professional7%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 56%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 40%Asian 56%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 54% · Christian 23% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,737 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #9 of 9 in Hyndburn. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (24) and lowest on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £87,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 48% in five years (from 95 sales), 37% below the wider Hyndburn median of £137,750. Typical household take-home income is around £28,206 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 128 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 3 · #6,675
Employment 4 · #6,551
Education 2 · #6,723
Health 5 · #6,531
Crime 8 · #6,284
Housing & access 24 · #5,174
Living environment 2 · #6,723

House prices ?

£87,000median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=95
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£87,00095+2.4%+47.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£136,00011+3.0%+30.1%
Terraced£85,00081+9.0%+61.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£87,000
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)£28,206±£4,060 · #6,657 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,170
Price-to-income ?3.1×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 ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,739 offences
Hyndburn99
North West82
England83

Rank #5,620 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences827
Theft326
Burglary52
Vehicle crime106
Criminal damage & arson157
Public order & weapons145
Drugs60
Robbery16
Other50

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 671 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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