Huncoat

15°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 13° · 33% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:30

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Bury Radcliffe, United Kingdom

143 reported · July 2026▼ 24% YoY

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

Neighbourhood team: Huncoat · Lancashire

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

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)

369 food businesses within 2 miles

• 294 rated 4–5 ★ (181 top)
• 16 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£138,818 average▲ 10.7% YoY

Across Hyndburn · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 162.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches20
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£2,466 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hyndburn

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

76 applications decided

81.6% granted · 62 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Smith

Labour

Hyndburn

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

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

• Schools5
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

£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

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 32% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%

45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 80.6 yrs women · 78 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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