Rishton

Hyndburn · North West · population 6,700 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,393 of 6,856 in England
  • #609 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 9 in Hyndburn
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,659
Median age (est.)43
Density601per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 9%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Rishton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,393 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 9 in Hyndburn. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (71) but weak on Living environment (7). Typical homes here, about £125,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 101 sales), 9% below the wider Hyndburn median of £137,750. Typical household take-home income is around £31,973 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 77 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 29 · #4,872
Employment 21 · #5,407
Education 36 · #4,406
Health 14 · #5,859
Crime 23 · #5,276
Housing & access 71 · #2,007
Living environment 7 · #6,387

House prices ?

£125,000median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£125,000101-2.9%+31.6%
Detached£220,0009-18.2%+4.8%
Semi-detached£180,00030-5.4%+1.1%
Terraced£99,00062+10.0%+28.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£125,000
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)£31,973±£4,483 · #5,959 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,330
Price-to-income ?3.9×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

77 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 518 offences
Hyndburn99
North West82
England83

Rank #3,936 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences288
Theft50
Burglary15
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons29
Drugs12
Robbery1
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 169 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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