Burnley vs Pendle

A side-by-side comparison of the Burnley and Pendlelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Pendle is the more populous; council tax is lower in Burnley; Pendle has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Burnley	Pendle
Population	94,646	95,757
Density	855/km²	565/km²
Deprivation	38% in most-deprived 10%	32% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,549	£2,640
Schools Good/Outstanding	71%	82%
Aged under 16	21%	21%
Aged 16–64	62%	61%
Aged 65+	18%	18%

Burnley council area →Pendle council area →