Burscough
Burscough is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 8,799. It has around 1 pharmacy and 7 restaurants and cafés, 41 bus stops, and Burscough Junction railway station is 0.1 km away. There were around 38 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 Burscough area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Lancashire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,431 residents at roughly 339 people per km².
- Council
- West Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 58th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 15° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
53 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Violence & sexual offences18
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Burscough Town · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Business Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour, Off Road Bikes
- Business Crime, ASB and Road Safety (Including off road bikes)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
156 reported road collisions (2024)
51 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
84 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (55 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Burscough Junction (0.1 km)
- 41 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Burscough Junction (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,816 average▲ 4.3% YoY
Across West Lancashire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£803 average monthly rent▲ 6.4% YoY
- 1 bed £587
- 2 bed £729
- 3 bed £842
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · ESSO (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (11.6 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Zapgo - The Stanley Club (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,431 residents in West Lancashire · 339/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 178 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,456 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (28% of 52,760)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 16,020 pupils
55 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 23 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
68inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Burscough Priory AcademyGood
- Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeGood
- Ormskirk School
- St Bede's Catholic High School
- Tarleton Academy
- Up Holland High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lancashire
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes423
- GP practices184
- Dentists250
- Homecare agencies290
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
119 applications decided
81.5% granted · 97 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Ashley Dalton
Labour
West Lancashire
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 13
- Con 12
- Ref 7
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
41 jobs advertised · £41,441 avg
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Care Assistant, Senior Care Assistant (Days)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£788 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,532 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,300 certificates
11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
95% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 58% · Wind 22% · Biomass 15% · Gas 5%
38 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Lancashire:
- Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices545 local signatures · 7,817 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office418 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s320 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership262 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Burscough Junction railway station · 0.2 km
Burscough Junction pronounced is one of two railway stations serving the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It is sited on the Ormskirk Branch Line, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) north of Ormskirk and is served by Norther…
Burscough · 0.4 kmBurscough is a town and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Preston. I…
Burscough Priory Academy · 0.6 kmBurscough Priory Academy is an Academy in Burscough, Lancashire, England. It officially opened on 10 June 1958 as Burscough County Secondary School under the Headship of Brian Stone, and cost just over £120,000 to bui…
- Burscough Methodist Church · 0.6 km
Burscough Methodist Church, formally Wesleyan Chapel at Burscough Bridge, is situated in Burscough and is part of the Lancashire West Methodist Circuit. It was built in between 1868 and 1869 of a brick construction in…
- St John the Baptist Church, Burscough · 0.7 km
St John the Baptist Church is in Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. I…
- Burscough Curves · 0.7 km
The Burscough Curves were railway curves in Lancashire, England, that connected the Ormskirk branch line with the Manchester–Southport line. They formed a vital link for passengers and freight between Southport, Prest…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burscough?
- Burscough is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Lancashire local authority.
- What is the population of Burscough?
- Burscough has an approximate settlement population of 8,799.
- How deprived is Burscough?
- The West Lancashire local authority, which includes Burscough, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.