Whitewell & Stacksteads Area Guide | £161k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Whitewell & Stacksteads

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
8,155
Households
3,640
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
3,640
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£161,000
Median property price
281
Postcodes
3,640
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£161,000
Median property price
281
Postcodes

Sold prices in Whitewell & Stacksteads

England & Wales
Property sales · Whitewell & Stacksteads
HM Land Registry · Whitewell & Stacksteads
Average price
£183,564
YoY: +9.8%
Median price: £143,792
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £157,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£291k£208k£125k
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 Whitewell & Stacksteads

England & Wales
Crime trends · Whitewell & Stacksteads

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
22
YoY +69%
30186
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -56%
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
962
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

45
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Whitewell & Stacksteads

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

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.

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

Apply for a primary place via Lancashire

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.

Amenities in Whitewell & Stacksteads

GPs make up most of the mapped places

6 GPs · 4 Museums · 2 Libraries · 14 in all

  • GPs6
  • Museums4
  • Libraries2
  • Hospitals1
  • Universities1

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

Overview of Whitewell & Stacksteads

Coordinates53.7024, -2.2367
Postcodes
281
Population (Census)
8,155
Households (Census)
3,640
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k

Demographics in Whitewell & Stacksteads

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,172
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 4.1%

Religion

Total residents: 8,169
Christian48.1%
No religion44.9%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,155
50–6422.7%
35–4918.9%
25–3412.6%
65–7410.6%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%

Households

Total households: 3,640
Other21.7%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 35.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whitewell & Stacksteads

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.62 (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 2.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Whitewell & Stacksteads