Rawtenstall

9°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 8° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:32

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 6.3 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

117 reported · August 2026▼ 1% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour38
• Violence & sexual offences36
• Criminal damage & arson11
• Shoplifting10

Neighbourhood team: Longholme · Lancashire

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

167 reported road collisions (2025)

59 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 17.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

339 food businesses within 2 miles

• 279 rated 4–5 ★ (237 top)
• 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£136,703 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Burnley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£631 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY

• 1 bed £465
• 2 bed £588
• 3 bed £696

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,263 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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (8.9 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches33
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

94,646 residents in Burnley · 855/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,160
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,254
• Net moves+906

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 4 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

40% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,549 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (60% of 43,050)

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

59 schools · 15,630 pupils

30 primary · 5 secondary · 24 other

Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Burnley

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

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

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

81 applications decided

81.5% granted · 66 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andy MacNae

Labour

Rossendale and Darwen

Source: UK Parliament

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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,305 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

36 jobs advertised · £38,718 avg

e.g. Support Worker - Rossendale - Full UK Driving Licence Required, Humanities Teacher, Mechanical Design Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£670 median full-time weekly pay

5.7% 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

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

70% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 42% · Wind 26% · Gas 21% · Imports 10%

84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 80.4 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

11 GP surgeries · 12 pharmacies in BB4

• St James' Medical Centre
• Haslingden Healthcare
• Ilex View Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rossendale and Darwen:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth239 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK192 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately175 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND146 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Rawtenstall Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Rawtenstall Town Hall is a municipal building in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The building, which served as the offices and meeting place of Rawtenstall Borough Council and has been conver…

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  Ilex Mill · 0.1 km

  Ilex Mill is a cotton mill built in 1856 by the businessman Peter Whitehead in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It reached its peak of production in 1895 when it had 50,000 spindles and 748 looms. However…

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  Rawtenstall Library · 0.3 km

  Rawtenstall Library is a Carnegie library located in the town of Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England.

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  Rossendale Valley · 0.4 km

  The Rossendale Valley is in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, England, between the West Pennine Moors and the main range of the Pennines. The area includes the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributar…

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  Rawtenstall · 0.5 km

  Rawtenstall is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester, 22 miles (35 km) east of Preston and 45 miles (70 km) south east of Lancaster. The town is a…

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  Rawtenstall railway station · 0.6 km

  Rawtenstall railway station serves the town of Rawtenstall, in Lancashire, England; it is the northern terminus of the heritage East Lancashire Railway. It was formerly on the national railway network on the line betw…

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