Church

Hyndburn · North West · population 5,442 · 4 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,181 of 6,856 in England
  • #736 of 932 in North West
  • #8 of 9 in Hyndburn
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,338
Median age (est.)39
Density1,651per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above22%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 22%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 31% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Church is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,181 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 9 in Hyndburn. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Health (10). Typical homes here sold for about £124,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 70 sales), 10% below the wider Hyndburn median of £137,750. Typical household take-home income is around £29,121 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 92 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 13 · #5,976
Employment 10 · #6,140
Education 16 · #5,756
Health 10 · #6,195
Crime 19 · #5,537
Housing & access 53 · #3,193
Living environment 12 · #6,065

House prices ?

£124,000median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=70
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£124,00070-3.1%+18.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£177,50015+13.8%+33.5%
Terraced£108,50050+3.3%+64.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£124,000
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)£29,121±£4,113 · #6,552 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,376
Price-to-income ?4.3×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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 499 offences
Hyndburn99
North West82
England83

Rank #4,619 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences261
Theft64
Burglary23
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons27
Drugs12
Robbery5
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 158 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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