Pendle

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
95,757
Households
38,068
Crimes · Sep '26
672

Estimated population, mid-2025: 100,203 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

38,068
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
672
Crimes · Sep '26
£155,000
Median property price · Pendle · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,119 sales
£673
Average rent, September 2026
2,966
Postcodes

Sold prices in Pendle

England & Wales
Property sales · Pendle
HM Land Registry · Pendle
Average price
£183,144
Median price: £155,000
Median +8.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,119 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 28 sales · avg £163,177
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£200k£182k£163k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '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 Pendle

England & Wales
Crime trends · Pendle

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 yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
310
YoY +13%
371311251
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
114
YoY -53%
33821490
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -56%
392511
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
30
YoY -14%
463115
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
53
YoY -16%
906641
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
154
YoY -20%
219181143
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

5 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

672
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Pendle

Ethnicity

Total residents: 95,758
White Brit.66.1%
Pakistani25.6%
Other White3.9%
White & Asian0.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%
+ 14 other groups · 2.8%

Religion

Total residents: 95,759
Christian39.2%
No religion28.7%
Muslim26.0%
Not answered5.3%
Other religion0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 95,757
35–4919.1%
50–6418.8%
25–3412.6%
65–7410.2%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 38,068
One person: other17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
One person: aged 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Single family household, all members 66+8.9%
+ 9 other households · 34.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pendle

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.54 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.54 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Pendle

4% of postcodes (132 of 2966) are in Flood Zone 3 and 3% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3132 (4%)
  • Zone 284 (3%)
  • Zone 12,750 (93%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Pendle

Colne is a 12-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 999 m

  • Colne

    Rail

    999 m
  • Nelson

    Rail · Coach

    2.7 km
  • Brierfield

    Rail

    4.6 km
  • Colne Bus Station

    Coach

    2.0 km
  • Earby Bus Station

    Coach

    7.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach

Amenities in Pendle

16 mapped places in this local authority

6 GPs · 5 Libraries · 4 Museums · 16 in all

  • GPs6
  • Libraries5
  • Museums4
  • Hospitals1

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

Private rents in Pendle

Average rent, September 2026

£673/month

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

£499
1 bed
£636
2 bed
£743
3 bed
£1,099
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.

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

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. 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 Pendle

Coordinates53.8575, -2.1964
Postcodes
2,966
Census 2021
95,757

Estimated population, mid-2025: 100,203 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
38,068
Recorded crime · Sep '26
672

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