Haslingden
Haslingden is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 15,204. It has 1 pharmacy, around 8 restaurants and cafés, and 7 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Rawtenstall, 2.3 km away. There were around 87 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 Haslingden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rossendale area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 70,871 residents at roughly 513 people per km².
- Council
- Rossendale
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 197th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:32
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.2 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
102 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences39
- Anti-social behaviour22
- Criminal damage & arson12
- Public order7
Neighbourhood team: Greenfield & Eden · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour, Road safety including the use of off road bikes on Moorland.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
96 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 129 casualties · 13.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
277 food businesses within 2 miles
- 233 rated 4–5 ★ (194 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rawtenstall (2.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Accrington (6.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£201,483 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across Rossendale · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£811 average monthly rent▲ 4.3% YoY
- 1 bed £591
- 2 bed £755
- 3 bed £908
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.0 times median annual pay (5.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,058 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: 155.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Rossendale - Hindle St CP (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- New café opens to raise funds for Rossendale Hospice· 30 Oct 2026
- Sir Hare returns to Rawtenstall following community campaign· 27 Oct 2026
- Council trials free bulky waste collections to help tackle fly-tipping· 27 Oct 2026
- New community spaces celebrate Whitworth’s history and heritage· 27 Oct 2026
- Fly-tipping investigation in Haslingden leads to conviction· 23 Oct 2026
Source: Rossendale Council
Population
70,871 residents in Rossendale · 513/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,733
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,057
- Net moves+676
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 60 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (50% of 32,870)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
47 schools · 11,948 pupils
31 primary · 6 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 12 of 16 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)
42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- The Valley Leadership AcademyRequires improvement
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolInadequate
- Alder Grange School
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
- Whitworth Community High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rossendale
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
- In a conservation area (Haslingden Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
64 applications decided
87.5% granted · 56 granted, 8 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
Labour majority
- Lab 19
- Con 5
- Grn 4
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
25 jobs advertised · £35,986 avg
e.g. Print Operative, Electrical Design Engineer, FD Designate / Head of Finance
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£726 median full-time weekly pay
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,283 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 34,663 certificates
13.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 53% · Wind 25% · Imports 13% · Gas 6%
27 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
11 GP surgeries · 12 pharmacies in BB4
- St James' Medical Centre
- Haslingden Healthcare
- Ilex View Medical Practice
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
Haslingden · 0.3 kmHaslingden is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies 16 miles (26 km) north of Manchester. At the time of the 2021 census, the town had a population of 15,969. The town is surrounded by high…
Haslingden railway station · 0.9 kmHaslingden railway station served the town of Haslingden, in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England, between 1848 and 1960.
Rossendale General Hospital · 1.1 kmRossendale General Hospital was an acute general hospital at Rawtenstall in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It was managed by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Bent Gate · 1.3 kmBent Gate is a suburb of Haslingden, Lancashire, England, approximately one mile south of Haslingden town centre. Haslingden Cricket Club's ground, called Bentgate, has been here since 1853.
All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall · 1.3 kmAll Saints' Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England.
Haslingden High School · 1.6 kmHaslingden High School is a secondary school located in Haslingden, Rossendale, England. The school receives children from many local primary schools, one of the largest being Haslingden Primary School.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haslingden?
- Haslingden is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Rossendale local authority.
- What is the population of Haslingden?
- Haslingden has an approximate settlement population of 15,204.
- How deprived is Haslingden?
- The Rossendale local authority, which includes Haslingden, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.