City Profile • Local Authority

Burnley

Burnley is a local authority district comprising 3 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £136k, reflecting a downward trend of 3.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (135 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

95,553
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

3 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Burnley authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English77.9%
Pakistani10.7%
White: Other White3.9%
Bangladeshi2.9%
White and Asian0.9%
Any other ethnic group0.7%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.1%
55-59 years6.7%
50-54 years6.7%
35-39 years6.7%
10-14 years6.6%
5-9 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Elementary occupations14.7%
Professional14.0%
Caring and leisure11.9%
Skilled trades11.9%
Associate professional10.7%
Process and machine operatives10.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright32.7%
Owned: Mortgage27.0%
Private rented: Landlord21.6%
Social rented: Other11.2%
Social rented: Council4.4%
Private rented: Other2.7%

Area DNA

family2/10
health7/10
safety1/10
homeown3/10
transit10/10
affluence1/10
diversity7/10
employment2/10
investment2/10