Burnley: local statistics
Burnley is a district council area in the North West, home to an estimated 100,946 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Burnley, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Burnley at £135,012 for July 2026, up 8.6% on a year before. It ranks as the lowest of all 35 council areas in the North West; the average for the North West was £221,445. This July figure is the highest in the series, 75% up on July 2016. The average price is 4.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Burnley. That ratio is the 3rd lowest ratio in the North West.
The ONS estimates that 100,946 people lived in Burnley in mid-2025, up 1.8% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 13.1%; the North West grew by 8.2% over the same years. That is the 4th fastest growth of all 35 council areas in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Burnley was £670.00 in April 2025, or £33,208 over a year. That is 8.8% below the figure for the North West and 32nd of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £609.60, £60.40 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £421.60, so it has risen 59% before inflation.
The ONS counted 3,305 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Burnley in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. There are 33 per 1,000 residents, 30th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest.
Police recorded 10,660 crimes in Burnley in the year to March 2026, 105.6 for every 1,000 residents, the 5th highest rate of 35 in the North West. That compares with 101.1 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 140.0, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
In August 2026, 3,445 people in Burnley were on the claimant count, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the North West: 4.2%). That compares with 5.5% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 4.9% (October 2022) and 7.1% (August 2021).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Burnley had a life expectancy at birth of 80.3 years; for men it was 76.1, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.2 years for women and -0.1 for men. It is the 30th highest for women of 35 in the North West.
Average Band D council tax in Burnley is £2,549.42 for 2026-27, up £93.59 on 2025-26. It is 10th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,683.70, so it has risen 51%.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 70.0% of Burnley residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 7.7 points); the figure for the North West was 73.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.1% to 78.5%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 89,230 |
| 2016 | 89,891 |
| 2017 | 90,902 |
| 2018 | 91,994 |
| 2019 | 92,949 |
| 2020 | 93,927 |
| 2021 | 94,734 |
| 2022 | 95,850 |
| 2023 | 97,302 |
| 2024 | 99,195 |
| 2025 | 100,946 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £77,265 |
| July 2017 | £83,567 |
| July 2018 | £83,274 |
| July 2019 | £86,115 |
| July 2020 | £91,550 |
| July 2021 | £107,157 |
| July 2022 | £120,207 |
| July 2023 | £115,042 |
| July 2024 | £117,801 |
| July 2025 | £124,272 |
| July 2026 | £135,012 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £421.60 a week |
| 2016 | £472.80 a week |
| 2017 | £435.80 a week |
| 2018 | £480.90 a week |
| 2019 | £521.60 a week |
| 2020 | £474.80 a week |
| 2021 | £530.50 a week |
| 2022 | £574.90 a week |
| 2023 | £576.40 a week |
| 2024 | £629.50 a week |
| 2025 | £670.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,683.70 |
| 2017-18 | £1,739.83 |
| 2018-19 | £1,836.08 |
| 2019-20 | £1,924.36 |
| 2020-21 | £1,995.91 |
| 2021-22 | £2,074.43 |
| 2022-23 | £2,153.71 |
| 2023-24 | £2,243.80 |
| 2024-25 | £2,347.12 |
| 2025-26 | £2,455.83 |
| 2026-27 | £2,549.42 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 91.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 103.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 115.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 140.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 120.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 104.4 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 120.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 111.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 104.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 101.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 105.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.3% |
| 2016/17 | 78.5% |
| 2017/18 | 78.1% |
| 2018/19 | 67.1% |
| 2019/20 | 74.2% |
| 2020/21 | 73.6% |
| 2021/22 | 70.5% |
| 2022/23 | 72.0% |
| 2023/24 | 76.3% |
| 2024/25 | 76.5% |
| 2025/26 | 70.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 80.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 79.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,070 |
| 2017 | 3,170 |
| 2018 | 3,140 |
| 2019 | 3,545 |
| 2020 | 3,230 |
| 2021 | 3,220 |
| 2022 | 3,235 |
| 2023 | 3,245 |
| 2024 | 3,220 |
| 2025 | 3,210 |
| 2026 | 3,305 |
Questions about Burnley
What is the average house price in Burnley?
£135,012 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+8.6% on a year).
What is the population of Burnley?
The ONS estimates 100,946 people lived in Burnley in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Burnley?
£670.00 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Burnley?
Home Office figures show 10,660 offences in the year to March 2026, or 105.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Burnley?
The ONS claimant count was 3,445 in August 2026, 5.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Burnley?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 76.1 years for men and 80.3 for women.
How much is Band D council tax in Burnley?
£2,549.42 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Burnley
Every body that makes decisions for Burnley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Burnley council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Burnley in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Burnley: Oliver Ryan (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the North West: Chorley · Fylde · Hyndburn · Pendle · South Ribble · Wyre
Related questions
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