Altham
Altham is a village in Lancashire, England, with no population data provided. It has 13 bus stops but no listed local facilities. The nearest railway station is Hapton, located 1.6 km away, and there were 111 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Altham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Burnley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 94,646 residents at roughly 855 people per km².
- Council
- Burnley
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 282nd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
6°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 4° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:34
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
100 reported · August 2026▼ 22% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences35
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Criminal damage & arson10
- Public order7
Neighbourhood team: Altham · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour, Business Crime, Road Safety
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
167 reported road collisions (2025)
59 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 17.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
459 food businesses within 2 miles
- 366 rated 4–5 ★ (236 top)
- 18 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Huncoat (1.8 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huncoat (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£136,703 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Burnley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£631 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £465
- 2 bed £588
- 3 bed £696
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.2 times median annual pay (3.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,263 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (8.8 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
41 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: ICUEVE900243 (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
94,646 residents in Burnley · 855/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,160
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,254
- Net moves+906
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 4 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
40% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,549 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (60% of 43,050)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 15,630 pupils
30 primary · 5 secondary · 24 other
Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)
49 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Sir John Thursby Community CollegeGood
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Unity CollegeRequires improvement
- Burnley High School
- Shuttleworth College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Burnley
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes424
- GP practices184
- Dentists248
- Homecare agencies288
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
81 applications decided
81.5% granted · 66 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sarah Smith
Labour
Hyndburn
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat / Green coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 3
- LD 6
- Grn 3
- Ref 12
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,305 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £31,226 avg
e.g. Stores Person, 7.5t Driver, NDT Level 2 Operator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£670 median full-time weekly pay
5.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£17,928 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
31% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 54,300 certificates
16.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
74% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 47% · Wind 23% · Gas 14% · Imports 12%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.4 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.0
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Health services
21 GP surgeries · 17 pharmacies in BB5
- Peel House Medical Practice
- Arg Healthcare
- Oswald Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hyndburn:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases226 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth153 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 153 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Introduce a national strategy to tackle the cat overpopulation and rescue crisis122 local signatures · 18,774 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK120 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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Clayton-le-Moors · 0.7 kmClayton-le-Moors is an industrial town in the Borough of Hyndburn in the county of Lancashire, England. located two miles north of Accrington. The town has a population of 8,522 according to the 2011 census.
Hyndburn (constituency) · 1.1 kmHyndburn is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sarah Smith of the Labour Party.
Hyndburn · 1.1 kmHyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington, the largest town, and the borough also covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwo…

Accrington brick · 1.2 kmAccrington bricks, or Nori, are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015. They were famed for their strength, and were used f…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Altham?
- Altham is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Burnley local authority.
- How deprived is Altham?
- The Burnley local authority, which includes Altham, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.