Great Harwood

Hyndburn · North West · population 11,011 · 7 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,304 of 6,856 in England
  • #594 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 9 in Hyndburn
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,018
Median age (est.)43
Density902per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above27%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 12%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 86%Asian 12%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 26% · Muslim 12%

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

Great Harwood is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,304 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 9 in Hyndburn. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (63) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here, about £141,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 154 sales), in line with the wider Hyndburn median of £137,750. Typical household take-home income is around £31,391 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 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 33 · #4,584
Employment 26 · #5,084
Education 28 · #4,913
Health 17 · #5,715
Crime 28 · #4,961
Housing & access 63 · #2,541
Living environment 6 · #6,449

House prices ?

£141,250median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=154
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£141,250154+1.9%+28.4%
Detached£305,00022+13.0%+24.5%
Semi-detached£211,00042+0.5%+25.6%
Terraced£115,00087-1.3%+31.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£141,250
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)£31,391±£4,388 · #6,094 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,407
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 900 offences
Hyndburn99
North West82
England83

Rank #4,156 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences469
Theft149
Burglary41
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons60
Drugs13
Robbery7
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 299 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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