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Huncoat

Huncoat is a town in Lancashire, England. There are 30 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Huncoat, 0.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 126 recorded street crimes, 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 Huncoat area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hyndburn area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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
37/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 248th of 294 English council areas — better than 16% of them.

Low crime28
Home affordability100
Affordable rents97
Good schools27
Life expectancy11
Low deprivation6
Employment11
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

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

143 reported · July 2026 24% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences55
  • Anti-social behaviour29
  • Other theft10
  • Vehicle crime10

Neighbourhood team: Huncoat · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour, Business Crime, Road Safety

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

Road safety

151 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 203 casualties · 18.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

369 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 295 rated 4–5 ★ (182 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Huncoat (0.6 km)
  • 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Huncoat (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£138,818 average 10.7% YoY

Across Hyndburn · to 2026-06

Detached£242,744
Semi-detached£162,436
Terraced£120,546
Flat£81,178

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£645 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £483
  • 2 bed £619
  • 3 bed £724

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

45 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: ICUEVE900243 (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches20
  • Playgrounds5

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)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 18 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

27% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

44inspected 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 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
  • 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

76 applications decided

81.6% granted · 62 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sarah Smith

Labour

Hyndburn

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

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 17
  • Con 8
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 8
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

20 jobs advertised · £34,320 avg

e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Huncoat – Flexible & Remote, Online Yoga Tutoring Job in Huncoat – Flexible Schedule, Online Physics Tutor - Part Time

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

Grid electricity

87% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Wind 36% · Imports 10% · Biomass 7%

20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 80.6 yrs women · 78 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hyndburn:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Huncoat railway station · 0.6 km

    Huncoat railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Huncoat, between Accrington and Burnley in Lancashire, England. The station is 8 miles (13 km) east of Blackburn railway station on the East Lan…

  • Thorneyholme Road · 0.7 km

    Thorneyholme Road is a cricket and former football ground in Accrington, England. It is the home ground of Accrington Cricket Club, and was the home ground of Accrington F.C. from 1878 until 1896 when they dissolved.

  • Accrington brick · 0.7 km

    Accrington bricks, or Nori, are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015. They were famed for their strength, and were used f…

  • Huncoat · 0.8 km

    Huncoat is a village in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. It is located to the east of Accrington. It is a ward of Hyndburn where the population taken at the 2011 census was 4,418.

  • Huncoat Power Station · 1.3 km

    Huncoat Power Station was located in Huncoat near Accrington, Lancashire. It was a 150 MW, coal-fired, electricity generating station in operation from 1952 to 1984. It has since been demolished. Huncoat power station…

  • Crown Ground · 1.4 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Huncoat?
Huncoat is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Hyndburn local authority.
How deprived is Huncoat?
The Hyndburn local authority, which includes Huncoat, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.