Whitworth

Rossendale · North West · population 7,756 · 4 LSOAs

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

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,776 of 6,856 in England
  • #513 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 8 in Rossendale
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,796
Median age (est.)45
Density430per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Whitworth is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,776 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 8 in Rossendale. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (56) and lowest on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here, about £192,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 48% in five years (from 126 sales), in line with the wider Rossendale median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,695 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 36 · #4,358
Employment 28 · #4,906
Education 56 · #3,007
Health 26 · #5,043
Crime 32 · #4,687
Housing & access 15 · #5,825
Living environment 25 · #5,139

House prices ?

£192,000median (12m) · +4.1% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£192,000126+4.1%+47.7%
Detached£271,50026-3.9%+3.2%
Semi-detached£208,24840+8.2%+28.9%
Terraced£150,00053+5.6%+42.9%
Flat£97,0007
This area£192,000
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)£32,695±£4,549 · #5,774 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,987
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 454 offences
Rossendale69
North West82
England83

Rank #2,759 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences251
Theft50
Burglary15
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons36
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 224 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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