Where is Rawtenstall?

Rawtenstall is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Burnley local authority.

What is the population of Rawtenstall?

Rawtenstall has an approximate settlement population of 23,000.

How deprived is Rawtenstall?

The Burnley local authority, which includes Rawtenstall, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.

Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 23,000. It has 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Rose Grove, 4.6 km away. There were around 112 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 Rawtenstall 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

28/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 281st of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.

Low crime18

Home affordability99

Affordable rents94

Good schools3

Life expectancy8

Low deprivation3

Employment10

Low council tax21

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

17°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 23° / 14° · 19% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:30

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Bury Radcliffe, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

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

344 food businesses within 2 miles

277 rated 4–5 ★ (234 top)
15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Rawtenstall (0.5 km)
16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Accrington (8.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£134,515 average▲ 9.9% YoY

Across Burnley · to 2026-06

Detached£248,277

Semi-detached£158,911

Terraced£114,292

Flat£81,010

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: 155.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 300 kW
Nearest: Kay Street (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres3
Gyms1
Swimming pools1
Sports pitches33
Playgrounds6

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)

A £1,700

B £1,983

C £2,266

D £2,549

E £3,116

F £3,683

G £4,249

H £5,099

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
47 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

Andy MacNae

Labour

Rossendale and Darwen

Recent votes:

AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
AyeClosure motion
NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

Schools8
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets5
Parks & greens16
Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

59 jobs advertised · £37,001 avg

e.g. HR Administrator / Assistant, Online Graphic Design Tutoring Job in Rawtenstall – Flexible Schedule, Sheet Metal Worker / Fabricator

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 33% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%

46 gCO₂/kWh · 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 Rossendale and Darwen:

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office550 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test483 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s424 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership361 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth239 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rawtenstall?: Rawtenstall is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Burnley local authority.
What is the population of Rawtenstall?: Rawtenstall has an approximate settlement population of 23,000.
How deprived is Rawtenstall?: The Burnley local authority, which includes Rawtenstall, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.