Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside

Pendle · North West · population 9,959 · 6 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,356 of 6,856 in England
  • #268 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 12 in Pendle
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,881
Median age (est.)50
Density219per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 6%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 29% · Muslim 4%

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

Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,356 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 12 in Pendle. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (86) but weak on Living environment (16). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 179 sales), 36% above the wider Pendle median of £147,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #203 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,370 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 82 · #1,205
Employment 76 · #1,650
Education 86 · #992
Health 65 · #2,404
Crime 74 · #1,815
Housing & access 20 · #5,503
Living environment 16 · #5,784

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · -7.0% yr · n=179
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,000179-7.0%+0.5%
Detached£400,00037+2.4%+27.0%
Semi-detached£222,50040-4.1%-3.3%
Terraced£157,70095+6.9%+19.5%
Flat£107,5007
This area£200,000
Pendle£147,000
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)£39,370±£5,534 · #3,609 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,743
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 420 offences
Pendle74
North West82
England83

Rank #1,441 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences198
Theft33
Burglary66
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons26
Drugs11
Robbery9
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 144 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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