Trawden
Trawden is a village in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There is around 1 restaurant and café, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Colne, 3.1 km away. There were around 4 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 Trawden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Pendle area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 95,757 residents at roughly 565 people per km².
- Council
- Pendle
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 201st of 294 English council areas — better than 32% 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 7° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:27
9h 11m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Boulsworth & Foulridge · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour (including shoplifting), Op Prosper (Clear Hold Build), Road Safety
- ASB link to Bonfire night
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
134 reported road collisions (2025)
41 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
154 food businesses within 2 miles
- 129 rated 4–5 ★ (109 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Colne (3.1 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Colne (3.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£156,011 average▲ 9% YoY
Across Pendle · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£670 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY
- 1 bed £497
- 2 bed £633
- 3 bed £739
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.5 times median annual pay (3.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,295 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: 161.9p · BP (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (8.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: West Riding Colne-Hyundai (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Pendle residents are being encouraged to recycle their food waste· 4 Nov 2026
- Pendle sets out plan to tackle £1.1m budget gap· 3 Nov 2026
- Grants available to keep your home warm this winter· 2 Nov 2026
- Pay your respects this Remembrance Sunday· 29 Oct 2026
- Partnership action delivers crime cuts across Pendle· 27 Oct 2026
Source: Pendle Council
Population
95,757 residents in Pendle · 565/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,048
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,281
- Net moves−233
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 13 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
35% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,640 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (60% of 41,670)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 14,890 pupils
37 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 18 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
50 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Marsden Heights Community CollegeGood
- Colne Primet AcademyRequires improvement
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolRequires improvement
- West Craven High SchoolRequires improvement
- Colne Park High School
- Pendle Vale College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Pendle
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 (Wycoller)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
113 applications decided
81.4% granted · 92 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jonathan Hinder
Labour
Pendle and Clitheroe
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Con 10
- LD 5
- Ref 5
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,525 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£620 median full-time weekly pay
5.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£18,449 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
26% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,326 certificates
16% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
85% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 41% · Wind 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%
85 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday8.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BB8
- The Richmond Hill Practice
- Harambee Surgery
- Pendle East Pcn Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Pendle and Clitheroe:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases217 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately180 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK160 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND150 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Trawden Forest · 0.3 kmTrawden Forest is a civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It has a population of 2,765, and contains the village of Trawden and the hamlets of Cottontree, Winewall and Wycoller. Boulsworth Hill i…
Trawden · 0.6 kmTrawden is a village in the Trawden Forest parish of Pendle, at the foot of Boulsworth Hill, in Lancashire, England. The village co-operatively owns and runs its library, shop, community centre and pub.
Cottontree and Winewall · 1.2 kmCottontree and Winewall are two hamlets situated in the civil parish of Trawden Forest in Pendle, Lancashire. They are adjacent to one other and located between the towns of Colne and Trawden. Cottontree is generally…
Trawden Brook · 1.2 kmTrawden Brook is a minor river in Lancashire, England. It is 3.48 miles (5.6 km) long and has a catchment area of 4.40 square miles (11.4 km2).
Emmott Hall · 2.2 kmEmmott Hall was a country house in the village of Laneshawbridge, Colne, Lancashire, England.
- Laneshaw Bridge · 2.2 km
Laneshawbridge is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 918. It is to the east of Colne in Lancashire and is the easternmost settleme…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trawden?
- Trawden is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Pendle local authority.
- How deprived is Trawden?
- The Pendle local authority, which includes Trawden, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.