Hapton
Hapton is a village in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 1,979. It has around 1 restaurant and café, along with 22 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hapton, 0.5 km away. There were around 70 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 Hapton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Burnley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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 281st 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
13°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 14° / 8° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:42
13h 12m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Salford M60, United Kingdom
Crime
72 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences33
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Criminal damage & arson8
- Other theft7
Neighbourhood team: Hapton with Park · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Anti- social Behaviour - Burnley Town Centre , Shoplifting - Burnley wide.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
176 reported road collisions (2024)
58 killed or seriously injured · 254 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
157 food businesses within 2 miles
- 131 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hapton (0.2 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hapton (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£134,515 average▲ 9.9% YoY
Across Burnley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£628 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £463
- 2 bed £585
- 3 bed £692
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Asda (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (11.2 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
34 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Hambledon St Car Park, Padiham 1 (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds5
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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 11 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
38% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
49inspected 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 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
- 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
64 applications decided
84.4% granted · 54 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Oliver Ryan
Labour (Co-op)
Burnley
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,210 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
42 jobs advertised · £36,815 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, HGV Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£670 median full-time weekly pay
5.6% 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
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Nuclear 35% · Imports 12% · Biomass 7%
18 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.4 yrs women · 77.2 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Burnley:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office481 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s366 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership303 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases287 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools264 local signatures · 17,598 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hapton railway station · 0.1 kmHapton railway station serves the village of Hapton 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley Central railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Trains. It is unstaffed. Between 2004–5 and 2005–6, passenger…
Hapton, Lancashire · 0.4 kmHapton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burnley, with a railway station on the East Lancashire Line. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, it had a…
Shuttleworth Hall · 0.9 kmShuttleworth Hall is a 17th-century manor house in the civil parish of Hapton in Lancashire, England. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.
- Padiham Power Station · 1.5 km
Padiham Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Padiham, east Lancashire, England, which began operation in 1926 and generated power from 1927 until it was closed in 1993.
Padiham · 1.6 kmPadiham is a market town and civil parish on the River Calder, in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England. It is located north west of Burnley, and north east of the towns of Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood.…
Altham, Lancashire · 1.6 kmAltham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. The village is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Burnley, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Accrington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Clayto…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hapton?
- Hapton is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Burnley local authority.
- What is the population of Hapton?
- Hapton has an approximate settlement population of 1,979.
- How deprived is Hapton?
- The Burnley local authority, which includes Hapton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.