Colne North

Pendle · North West · population 10,753 · 8 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,921 of 6,856 in England
  • #688 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 12 in Pendle
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,767
Median age (est.)42
Density1,955per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 20%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary12%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Colne North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,921 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 12 in Pendle. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (46) and lowest on Health (9). Typical homes here sold for about £135,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 162 sales), 8% below the wider Pendle median of £147,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,613 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 108 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 19 · #5,564
Employment 16 · #5,736
Education 22 · #5,331
Health 9 · #6,250
Crime 18 · #5,585
Housing & access 46 · #3,727
Living environment 10 · #6,181

House prices ?

£135,000median (12m) · +7.1% yr · n=162
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,000162+7.1%+8.7%
Detached£356,25010-3.4%+18.8%
Semi-detached£181,00033+0.6%+9.9%
Terraced£120,000113+7.1%+25.3%
Flat£137,4756+33.5%
This area£135,000
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)£30,613±£4,328 · #6,282 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,589
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,164 offences
Pendle74
North West82
England83

Rank #5,155 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences573
Theft160
Burglary53
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson152
Public order & weapons120
Drugs28
Robbery5
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 462 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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