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Burnley

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
94,642
Households
39,865
Crimes · Jun '26
922
39,865
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
922
Crimes · Jun '26
£99,595
Median property price
£579
Median rent
2,402
Postcodes
39,865
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
922
Crimes · Jun '26
£99,595
Median property price
£579
Median rent
2,402
Postcodes

Sold prices in Burnley

England & Wales
Property sales · Burnley
HM Land Registry · Burnley
Average price
£140,929
YoY: +2.0%
Median price: £98,543
View district BB10
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 39 sales · avg £137,815
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£164k£140k£115k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 Burnley

England & Wales
Crime trends · Burnley

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
354
YoY +11%
354287219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
146
YoY -40%
285193101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
56
YoY +10%
573615
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY -44%
935822
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
75
YoY +10%
867053
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
72
YoY +100%
724925
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · violent crime rising

922
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics in Burnley

Ethnicity

Total residents: 94,673
White Brit.77.9%
Pakistani10.7%
Other White3.9%
Bangladeshi2.9%
+ other · 4.6%

Religion

Total residents: 94,644
Christian48.2%
No religion31.5%
Muslim14.0%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 94,642
50–6419.3%
35–4918.8%
25–3413.6%
65–7410.1%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%

Households

Total households: 39,865
Other19.8%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 36.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Burnley

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Burnley

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

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

Transport in Burnley

Burnley Barracks is a 5-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 397 m

  • Burnley Barracks

    Rail

    397 m

  • Burnley Central

    Rail

    511 m

  • Burnley Manchester Road

    Rail

    818 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Burnley

17 mapped places in this local authority

5 GPs · 5 Museums · 3 Libraries · 17 in all

  • GPs5
  • Museums5
  • Libraries3
  • Hospitals2
  • Universities2

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

Private rents in Burnley

Median private rent

£579/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£458
1 bed
£579
2 bed
£685
3 bed
£940
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

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.

Burnley 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.

Apply for a primary place via Lancashire
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Burnley

Coordinates53.7920, -2.2523
Postcodes
2,402
Population (Census)
94,642
Households (Census)
39,865
Recorded crime · Jun '26
922

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