Hyndburn: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£246,817

Semi-detached

£165,217

Terraced

£122,940

Flat or maisonette

£83,420

First-time buyers

£131,965

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  78,641 in 1991 → 86,058 in 2024 (+9.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £79,176 in 2005 → £141,430 in 2026 (+78.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £346 in 2008 → £565 in 2025 (+63.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  69.2% in 2004 → 76.1% in 2023 (+10.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.8% in 2001 → 5.4% in 2025 (+200.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,345 in 1997 → £17,638 in 2024 (+140.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Hyndburn; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing3.9× earnings (April 2025) · 1st lowest of 316
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 35th lowest of 326
• Business births · Economy & work12.9% (2024) · 44th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 69th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing51.4 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 291st lowest of 292
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£17,638 (2024) · 359th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing6.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 357th highest of 363
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 351st lowest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Hyndburn.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.3 years · England 61.3 · 78th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)354.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 88th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.5% · England 10.4 · 59th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Hyndburn.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.1% · England 68.3 · 139th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.9% · England 19.8 · 112th lowest of 153