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Burnley

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
94,646
Households
39,868
Crimes · Aug '26
1,278

Estimated population, mid-2025: 100,946 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

39,868
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Most deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
1,278
Crimes · Aug '26
£140,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,051 sales
£631
Average rent, August 2026
2,402
Postcodes
39,868
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Most deprived 20–30%
Avg IMD
1,278
Crimes · Aug '26
£140,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,051 sales
£631
Average rent, August 2026
2,402
Postcodes

Sold prices in Burnley

England & Wales
Property sales · Burnley
HM Land Registry · Burnley
Average price
£160,747
Median price: £140,000
Median +3.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,051 sales
View district BB11
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 24 sales · avg £155,249
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£182k£162k£143k
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 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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
403
YoY +43%
492356219
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
258
YoY -8%
353227101
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
63
YoY +91%
644015
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
65
YoY +30%
1056422
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
112
YoY +30%
1128353
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
45
YoY +29%
705029
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
151
YoY +82%
1519232
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
90
YoY +38%
905825
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Crime
26
YoY stable
402612
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
65
YoY +55%
765228
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,278
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Burnley

Ethnicity

Total residents: 94,646
White Brit.77.9%
Pakistani10.7%
Other White3.9%
Bangladeshi2.9%
+ other · 4.6%

Religion

Total residents: 94,646
Christian48.2%
No religion31.5%
Muslim14.0%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 94,646
50–6419.3%
35–4918.8%
25–3413.6%
65–7410.1%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%

Households

Total households: 39,868
One person: other19.8%
One person: aged 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%
+ 9 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.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% 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

    814 m

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

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

Average rent, August 2026

£631/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£465
1 bed
£588
2 bed
£696
3 bed
£952
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · 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.

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Overview of Burnley

Coordinates53.7920, -2.2523
Postcodes
2,402
Census 2021
94,646

Estimated population, mid-2025: 100,946 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
39,868
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,278

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