Nelson East

Pendle · North West · population 10,726 · 6 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,716 of 6,856 in England
  • #881 of 932 in North West
  • #12 of 12 in Pendle
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,468
Median age (est.)34
Density7,417per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above18%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 16%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 18% · Skilled trades 15%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant18%
Skilled trades15%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional8%
Associate professional6%
Administrative5%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 51%Asian: 44%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 51%Asian 44%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 43% · Christian 31% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Nelson East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,716 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #12 of 12 in Pendle. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (24) and lowest on Living environment (0). Typical homes here, about £84,975 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 54% in five years (from 124 sales), 42% below the wider Pendle median of £147,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,607 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 96 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 2 · #6,682
Employment 8 · #6,332
Education 1 · #6,778
Health 12 · #6,051
Crime 9 · #6,264
Housing & access 24 · #5,222
Living environment 0 · #6,839

House prices ?

£84,975median (12m) · +18.8% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£84,975124+18.8%+54.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£115,0007-9.6%+47.4%
Terraced£84,950117+21.4%+57.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£84,975
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)£26,607±£3,843 · #6,776 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,868
Price-to-income ?3.2×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,028 offences
Pendle74
North West82
England83

Rank #4,787 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences520
Theft129
Burglary53
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson107
Public order & weapons89
Drugs26
Robbery12
Other46

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 352 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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