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Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 8,474. It has one pharmacy, two supermarkets, five restaurants and cafés, and 32 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Huncoat, 2.4 km away, and there were around 263 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 Clayton-le-Moors area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hyndburn area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 82,234 residents at roughly 1,127 people per km².

Council
Hyndburn
County
Lancashire
Constituency
Hyndburn
Police force
Lancashire
36/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 252nd of 294 English council areas — better than 14% of them.

Low crime29
Home affordability100
Affordable rents97
Good schools27
Life expectancy6
Low deprivation5
Employment10
Low council tax42

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

8°CCloudy

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US 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
  • 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

242 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences85
  • Anti-social behaviour37
  • Criminal damage & arson26
  • Public order18

Neighbourhood team: Altham · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour, Business Crime, Road Safety

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

153 reported road collisions (2025)

45 killed or seriously injured · 226 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 406 rated 4–5 ★ (265 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Accrington (1.8 km)
  • 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Accrington (1.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£142,964 average▲ 7.6% YoY

Across Hyndburn · to 2026-08

Detached£249,874
Semi-detached£167,121
Terraced£124,189
Flat£84,341

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£648 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £485
  • 2 bed £621
  • 3 bed £727

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

4.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.1 times median annual pay (3.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,112 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: 167.9p · Asda (1.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

44 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: ICUEVE900243 (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches27
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

82,234 residents in Hyndburn · 1,127/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,299
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,957
  • Net moves+342

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 16 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

32% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,466 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (58% of 37,950)

A £1,644
B £1,918
C £2,192
D £2,466
E £3,014
F £3,562
G £4,110
H £4,932

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

47 schools · 12,562 pupils

34 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 14 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

44 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnGood
  • The Hyndburn AcademyGood
  • Accrington Academy
  • Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
  • Rhyddings
  • The Hollins

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hyndburn

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

64 applications decided

76.6% granted · 49 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 16
  • Con 8
  • Ref 8
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,865 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £25,007 avg

e.g. Experienced Spray Painter / Decorator, AI & Agentic Automation Manager, Financial Reporting Manager

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£678 median full-time weekly pay

5.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,638 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

29% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 42,226 certificates

15.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 80.6 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction6.9
  • Feeling worthwhile7.4
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Hyndburn (constituency) · 0.2 km

    Hyndburn 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 · 0.2 km

    Hyndburn 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…

  • The Bee (radio station) · 0.6 km

    The Bee was an Independent Local Radio station serving southern and eastern parts of Lancashire, England. On Friday 27 May 2016, The Bee merged with its sister Lancashire station 2BR.

  • St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington · 0.7 km

    St Christopher's C of E High is a Church of England High School with academy status located north of Accrington in Lancashire, north-west England. The school was founded in 1958, and in 2005, the school earned Technol…

  • Crown Ground · 0.8 km

    The Crown Ground is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley. Opened in 1968, the stadium has a capacity of…

  • Clayton-le-Moors · 0.9 km

    Clayton-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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Clayton-le-Moors?
Clayton-le-Moors is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Hyndburn local authority.
What is the population of Clayton-le-Moors?
Clayton-le-Moors has an approximate settlement population of 8,474.
How deprived is Clayton-le-Moors?
The Hyndburn local authority, which includes Clayton-le-Moors, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.