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Rishton

Rishton is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 6,625. It has one GP surgery, two pharmacies, five restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Rishton, 0.5 km away. There were around 60 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 Rishton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hyndburn area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
36/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 252nd of 294 English council areas — better than 14% of them.

Low crime29
Home affordability100
Affordable rents97
Good schools27
Life expectancy6
Low deprivation5
Employment10
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:30

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

54 reported · August 2026▼ 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences23
  • Anti-social behaviour13
  • Vehicle crime6
  • Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: Rishton · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour, Business Crime, Road Safety

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

Road safety

153 reported road collisions (2025)

45 killed or seriously injured · 226 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

370 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 304 rated 4–5 ★ (209 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rishton (0.5 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rishton (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£142,964 average▲ 7.6% YoY

Across Hyndburn · to 2026-08

Detached£249,874
Semi-detached£167,121
Terraced£124,189
Flat£84,341

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£648 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £485
  • 2 bed £621
  • 3 bed £727

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

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

Property sales

1,112 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (3.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (11.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

44 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Town Hall Steet (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses4
  • 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,299
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,957
  • Net moves+342

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

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 16 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

32% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

44 inspected 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 homes424
  • GP practices184
  • Dentists248
  • Homecare agencies288
  • Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

64 applications decided

76.6% granted · 49 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Sarah Smith

Labour

Hyndburn

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 16
  • Con 8
  • Ref 8
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,865 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £27,350 avg

e.g. Work from Home (Researcher), Support Worker, Internet Crowd Worker

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

74% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 29% · Gas 18% · Imports 9%

72 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 80.6 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 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

Health services

27 GP surgeries · 19 pharmacies in BB1

  • Little Harwood Health Centre
  • Brownhill Surgery
  • Stepping Stone Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hyndburn:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Rishton · 0.3 km

    Rishton is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Clayton-le-Moors and 4 miles (6 km) north east of Blackburn. It was an urban district from about 1894 to 1974. The popula…

  • Hyndburn Academy · 0.4 km

    The Hyndburn Academy, previously known as Norden High School and Sports College, is the united learning academy school situated in the town of Rishton, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The current headteacher is Umar Wazir…

  • Rishton railway station · 0.4 km

    Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the town of Rishton, Lancashire, England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line, operated by Northern Trains.

  • Tottleworth · 1.1 km

    Tottleworth is a small hamlet situated between Great Harwood and Rishton in Lancashire, England. It situated close to the confluence of Lidgett and Norden Brooks. In 1925 the hamlet was reported as consisting of 15 ho…

  • The Victoria, Great Harwood · 1.7 km

    The Victoria is a Grade II listed public house at St John's Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire BB6 7EP.

  • St John's Church, Great Harwood · 1.8 km

    St John's Church was an Anglican parish church in St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. Its benefice has been united with that of St Bartholomew, Great Harwood.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rishton?
Rishton is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Hyndburn local authority.
What is the population of Rishton?
Rishton has an approximate settlement population of 6,625.
How deprived is Rishton?
The Hyndburn local authority, which includes Rishton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.