Haslingden

Rossendale · North West · population 10,414 · 7 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,462 of 6,856 in England
  • #618 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 8 in Rossendale
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,341
Median age (est.)39
Density650per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 19%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 78%Asian 19%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 33% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Haslingden is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,462 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 8 in Rossendale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (39) and lowest on Living environment (6). Typical homes here, about £144,950 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 137 sales), 24% below the wider Rossendale median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,702 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 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 26 · #5,071
Employment 21 · #5,407
Education 39 · #4,180
Health 23 · #5,304
Crime 29 · #4,865
Housing & access 33 · #4,611
Living environment 6 · #6,407

House prices ?

£144,950median (12m) · -9.4% yr · n=137
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£144,950137-9.4%+31.8%
Detached£410,75024+26.4%+18.5%
Semi-detached£186,50020-1.8%+52.2%
Terraced£130,00080-7.1%+38.3%
Flat£90,00013-6.7%
This area£144,950
Rossendale£190,000
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)£32,702±£4,588 · #5,769 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,127
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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 815 offences
Rossendale69
North West82
England83

Rank #3,985 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences420
Theft84
Burglary49
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson86
Public order & weapons66
Drugs31
Robbery4
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 225 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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