Haslingden

15°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:35

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford M60, United Kingdom

112 reported · July 2026▼ 23% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences41
• Anti-social behaviour33
• Other theft11
• Criminal damage & arson7

Neighbourhood team: Greenfield & Eden · Lancashire

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

107 reported road collisions (2024)

27 killed or seriously injured · 143 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

280 food businesses within 2 miles

• 232 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
• 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rawtenstall (2.2 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£193,320 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Rossendale · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£808 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY

• 1 bed £588
• 2 bed £752
• 3 bed £905

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Rossendale Council employee shortlisted to for BBC award· 10 Sept 2026
• New-look toddler play area reopens at Whitaker Park· 3 Sept 2026
• Rossendale Borough Council secures prosecution following persistent noise nuisance· 3 Sept 2026
• Saturday footfall rises following investment in Haslingden town centre· 3 Sept 2026
• Up to £10,000 available to help businesses fill empty shops in Rossendale· 14 Aug 2026

Source: Rossendale Council

70,871 residents in Rossendale · 513/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 91 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

47 schools · 11,948 pupils

31 primary · 6 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 12 of 16 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)

42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rossendale

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

• 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)

58 applications decided

81% granted · 47 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Smith

Labour

Hyndburn

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 19
• Con 5
• Grn 4
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

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

• Schools9
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,840 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

32 jobs advertised · £36,900 avg

e.g. Online History Tutor - Part Time, Gas and Fire Suppression Engineer, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

99% low-carbon electricity

Wind 70% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 5% · Gas 1%

5 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 79 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hyndburn:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office402 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership309 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s305 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools246 local signatures · 17,598 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases224 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Haslingden · 0.3 km

  Haslingden 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…

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  Haslingden railway station · 0.9 km

  Haslingden railway station served the town of Haslingden, in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England, between 1848 and 1960.

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  Rossendale General Hospital · 1.1 km

  Rossendale General Hospital was an acute general hospital at Rawtenstall in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It was managed by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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  Bent Gate · 1.3 km

  Bent 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.

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  All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall · 1.3 km

  All Saints' Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England.

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  Haslingden High School · 1.6 km

  Haslingden 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)