Hyndburn: local statistics
Hyndburn is a district council area in the North West, home to an estimated 86,908 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 Hyndburn, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Hyndburn sold for an average of £141,430 in July 2026, a rise of 8.5% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 3rd lowest of all 35 council areas in the North West (regional average £221,445). This July figure is the highest in the series, 57% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Hyndburn (£34,987) gives a ratio of 4.0. That ratio is the 2nd lowest ratio of all 35 council areas in the North West.
A girl born in Hyndburn in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 80.0 years and a boy 76.6 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -1.1 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is the 2nd lowest for women of all 35 council areas in the North West.
2,865 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Hyndburn in March 2026, 7% more than in 2016. There are 33 per 1,000 residents, the 27th highest of 35 in the North West.
An estimated 63.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Hyndburn were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 10.1 points either way, against 73.8% across the North West. Its lowest reading in the series was 63.6% and its highest 79.5%.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Hyndburn took home £678.30 a week before tax (£34,987 a year). That is 7.7% below the figure for the North West and the 30th highest of 35 in the North West. For full-time jobs located in Hyndburn the median is £734.50 a week (+£56.20 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £452.70, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
The claimant count for Hyndburn stood at 2,970 in August 2026, or 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the North West was 4.2%. That compares with 5.2% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 5.0% (November 2022) and 6.8% (August 2021).
The police recorded 96.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Hyndburn in the year to March 2026 (8,345 offences in all), the 10th highest rate of all 35 council areas in the North West. The rate was 96.9 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.6 to 126.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Hyndburn had an estimated 86,908 residents in mid-2025, a change of +1.2% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.6%; the North West grew by 8.2% over the same years. That is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the North West (21st fastest growth). No earlier year in the series was higher.
A Band D home in Hyndburn pays an average of £2,465.98 in council tax in 2026-27, up £85.96 on 2025-26. That makes it mid-table in the North West, 20th of 35. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,633.70, so it has risen 51%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 80,781 |
| 2016 | 81,242 |
| 2017 | 81,392 |
| 2018 | 81,778 |
| 2019 | 81,954 |
| 2020 | 82,144 |
| 2021 | 82,271 |
| 2022 | 83,306 |
| 2023 | 84,556 |
| 2024 | 85,895 |
| 2025 | 86,908 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £90,233 |
| July 2017 | £89,862 |
| July 2018 | £94,121 |
| July 2019 | £92,872 |
| July 2020 | £97,065 |
| July 2021 | £111,839 |
| July 2022 | £126,140 |
| July 2023 | £122,811 |
| July 2024 | £123,958 |
| July 2025 | £130,327 |
| July 2026 | £141,430 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £452.70 a week |
| 2016 | £442.40 a week |
| 2017 | £478.70 a week |
| 2018 | £457.60 a week |
| 2019 | £483.90 a week |
| 2020 | £464.10 a week |
| 2021 | £523.30 a week |
| 2022 | £574.90 a week |
| 2023 | £598.80 a week |
| 2024 | £659.90 a week |
| 2025 | £678.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,633.70 |
| 2017-18 | £1,688.82 |
| 2018-19 | £1,780.97 |
| 2019-20 | £1,863.65 |
| 2020-21 | £1,933.76 |
| 2021-22 | £2,011.04 |
| 2022-23 | £2,089.25 |
| 2023-24 | £2,169.67 |
| 2024-25 | £2,270.47 |
| 2025-26 | £2,380.02 |
| 2026-27 | £2,465.98 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 72.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 80.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 92.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 126.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 103.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 91.4 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 101.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 97.6 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 95.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 96.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 96.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.4% |
| 2016/17 | 74.4% |
| 2017/18 | 71.4% |
| 2018/19 | 79.3% |
| 2019/20 | 79.5% |
| 2020/21 | 75.1% |
| 2021/22 | 69.5% |
| 2022/23 | 72.1% |
| 2023/24 | 73.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67.5% |
| 2025/26 | 63.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,685 |
| 2017 | 2,750 |
| 2018 | 2,715 |
| 2019 | 2,700 |
| 2020 | 2,725 |
| 2021 | 2,790 |
| 2022 | 2,840 |
| 2023 | 2,815 |
| 2024 | 2,800 |
| 2025 | 2,830 |
| 2026 | 2,865 |
Questions about Hyndburn
What is the average house price in Hyndburn?
£141,430 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+8.5% on a year).
What is life expectancy in Hyndburn?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 76.6 years for men and 80.0 for women.
What is the average salary in Hyndburn?
£678.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Hyndburn?
The ONS claimant count was 2,970 in August 2026, 5.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the crime rate in Hyndburn?
Home Office figures show 8,345 offences in the year to March 2026, or 96.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the population of Hyndburn?
The ONS estimates 86,908 people lived in Hyndburn in mid-2025.
How much is Band D council tax in Hyndburn?
£2,465.98 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Hyndburn
Every body that makes decisions for Hyndburn, 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
- Hyndburn council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Hyndburn 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
- Hyndburn: Sarah Smith (Labour) 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 · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the North West: Burnley · Fylde · Pendle · Ribble Valley · Rossendale · South Ribble
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