Marsden

Pendle · North West · population 7,423 · 4 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,242 of 6,856 in England
  • #589 of 932 in North West
  • #6 of 12 in Pendle
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,309
Median age (est.)38
Density897per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 23%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 33%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 64%Asian 33%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 32% · No religion 25%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Marsden is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,242 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 12 in Pendle. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (50) and lowest on Income (19). Typical homes here, about £168,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 101 sales), 14% above the wider Pendle median of £147,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,661 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 19 · #5,537
Employment 22 · #5,345
Education 22 · #5,345
Health 26 · #5,043
Crime 35 · #4,447
Housing & access 22 · #5,331
Living environment 50 · #3,405

House prices ?

£168,000median (12m) · +9.1% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£168,000101+9.1%+46.1%
Detached£235,00023+2.2%+6.8%
Semi-detached£164,50057+9.7%+21.9%
Terraced£135,75020+23.4%+87.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£168,000
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)£33,661±£4,855 · #5,451 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,244
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 499 offences
Pendle74
North West82
England83

Rank #3,354 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences286
Theft39
Burglary36
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons37
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 191 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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