Avg IMD
Least deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
3,930
Households
1,695
Crimes · Aug '26
14
1,695
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Least deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
14
Crimes · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 61 sales
91
Postcodes
1,695
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Least deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
14
Crimes · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 61 sales
91
Postcodes

Sold prices in Baxenden

England & Wales
Property sales · Baxenden
HM Land Registry · Baxenden
Average price
£219,002
Median price: £205,000
Median +3.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 61 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £205,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£298k£224k£150k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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 Baxenden

England & Wales
Crime trends · Baxenden

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
7
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

14
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Baxenden

Ethnicity

Total residents: 3,930
White Brit.94.3%
Pakistani1.6%
White Irish0.8%
Other White0.7%
Bangladeshi0.6%
+ 11 other groups · 2.0%

Religion

Total residents: 3,930
Christian62.7%
No religion28.3%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.9%
Other religion0.4%
+ 3 other religions · 0.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 3,929
50–6422.9%
35–4918.3%
65–7413.5%
25–3411.4%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%

Households

Total households: 1,695
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Single family household, all members 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
One person: aged 66+13.0%
One person: other11.9%
+ 9 other households · 32.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Baxenden

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 8.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Baxenden

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Baxenden

GPs make up most of the mapped places

6 GPs · 5 Libraries · 2 Museums · 14 in all

  • GPs6
  • Libraries5
  • Museums2
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Lancashire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Hyndburn is the district council. School applications go through Lancashire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of Baxenden

Coordinates53.7370, -2.3475
Postcodes
91
Census 2021
3,930
Households (Census)
1,695
Recorded crime · Aug '26
14

Postcode Districts in Baxenden

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