Todmorden
Todmorden is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 11,690. It has around 1 restaurant and café, with 9 bus stops and Todmorden railway station 4.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £232,210, and there were around 96 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 Todmorden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Burnley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 94,646 residents at roughly 855 people per km².
- Council
- Burnley
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 282nd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:27
9h 12m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
83 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Shoplifting12
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Public order7
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Calderdale Valleys · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Upper Valley Ward Areas : Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Mytholmroyd and Ryburn. 1. Anti-Social Behaviour (Youth & Vehicle rel…
- Lower Valley Ward Areas : Brighouse, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Northowram, Greetland and Stainland, Elland and Rastrick. 1 Anti-Social…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
119 food businesses within 2 miles
- 94 rated 4–5 ★ (82 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Todmorden (0.2 km)
- 79 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Todmorden (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£136,703 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Burnley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (7.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (11.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: School Lane (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches14
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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 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
- In a conservation area (Todmorden)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 137 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
81 applications decided
81.5% granted · 66 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour
Calder Valley
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
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
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés33
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,305 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
24 jobs advertised · £38,341 avg
e.g. Supply SEN Teaching Assistant, Maternity Cover- Todmorden, Residential Support Worker
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
86% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 43% · Wind 38% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%
87 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in OL14
- Todmorden Group Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Calder Valley:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks335 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND208 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills199 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects172 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Todmorden Markets · 0.1 kmTodmorden Markets consist of an indoor market held in the Public Market Hall and an outdoor open air market held to the front of the Public Market Hall in central Todmorden adjacent to the Town Hall. The indoor market…
Todmorden Town Hall · 0.1 kmTodmorden Town Hall is a municipal building in Halifax Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Todmorden Town Council, is a grade I listed building.
Todmorden bus station · 0.1 kmTodmorden bus station serves the town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by West Yorkshire Metro and was opened during 1997. The bus situated in the town centre, next to the To…
Todmorden · 0.2 kmTodmorden is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is 17 miles north-east of Manchester, 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Burnley and 9 miles (14 km) west of…
Todmorden railway station · 0.2 kmTodmorden railway station serves the town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire, England, originally on the Yorkshire and Lancashire border. It was built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and is on the Calder Valley line 2…
Todmorden Unitarian Church · 0.4 kmTodmorden Unitarian Church is a Unitarian church located on Honey Hole Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. Built in honour of John Fielden, a local mill owner and a social reformer, the church was completed in 1…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Todmorden?
- Todmorden is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Burnley local authority.
- What is the population of Todmorden?
- Todmorden has an approximate settlement population of 11,690.
- How deprived is Todmorden?
- The Burnley local authority, which includes Todmorden, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.