2,141
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
31 · 5.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£122,500
Median property price
135
Postcodes
Overview of Altham
Coordinates53.7757, -2.3712
Postcodes
135
Population (Census)
5,441
Households (Census)
2,141
Recorded crime · May '26
31 · 5.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Altham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.73 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Altham
Property sales · Altham
HM Land Registry · Altham
Average price
£156,308
YoY: -1.2%
Median price: £132,900
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £120,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£205k£158k£110k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Altham
Crime trends · Altham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14105
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -15%
ASB
1791
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Altham
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Pakistani3.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian58.6%
No religion31.3%
Muslim5.0%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4919.4%
25–3412.2%
65–749.6%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
All members 66+8.4%
+ 8 other households · 39.2%
Schools in Altham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Lancashire · BB5 4AY
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 5UH
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
Lancashire · BB5 5RJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School
Lancashire · BB5 5NH
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Altham
Postcodes in Altham
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