On average Pendle has high deprivation and average crime levels, with around 69 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 37% below the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 11% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Pendle is £41,409 per year. There are 43 schools in Pendle: 37 primary (3 Outstanding and 28 Good) and 6 secondary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good). Pendle is home to around 95,757 people, with a population density of about 565.4 per km².
Based on 1,143 recent sales, the median property price is £149,950 (about £163 per square foot) in Pendle area, with individual transactions ranging from £26,951 up to £1,700,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 143 | £320,000 | £253 |
| Semi-Detached | 245 | £187,000 | £206 |
| Terraced | 726 | £120,000 | £135 |
| Flats | 29 | £98,000 | £155 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £232,500 | £110,000 | £149,950 | £75,000 |
| 2017 | £237,500 | £129,000 | £152,000 | £79,000 |
| 2018 | £231,498 | £75,000 | £142,250 | £84,000 |
| 2019 | £246,250 | £80,000 | £150,000 | £82,000 |
| 2020 | £259,950 | £120,000 | £165,000 | £85,500 |
| 2021 | £299,995 | £97,000 | £165,750 | £104,000 |
| 2022 | £325,000 | £125,000 | £175,000 | £110,000 |
| 2023 | £310,000 | £133,950 | £195,000 | £108,500 |
| 2024 | £320,000 | £105,000 | £193,000 | £110,000 |
| 2025 | £300,000 | £95,000 | £185,500 | £120,000 |
| 2026 | £350,000 | £125,750 | £192,500 | £117,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £180 | £146 | £151 | £84 |
| 2017 | £193 | £151 | £152 | £87 |
| 2018 | £191 | £124 | £147 | £95 |
| 2019 | £200 | £136 | £157 | £92 |
| 2020 | £210 | £138 | £176 | £98 |
| 2021 | £226 | £143 | £181 | £118 |
| 2022 | £251 | £139 | £202 | £125 |
| 2023 | £256 | £160 | £208 | £123 |
| 2024 | £255 | £153 | £208 | £122 |
| 2025 | £254 | £153 | £210 | £133 |
| 2026 | £252 | £150 | £197 | £129 |
Pendle records about 69 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 6 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 10 wards of Pendle, Fence & Higham has the lowest crime rate, with about 42 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Pendle average is 69 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Pendle is £149,950 (about £163 per square foot) based on 1,143 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Pendle has 37 primary schools (3 rated Outstanding, 28 Good) and 6 secondary schools (4 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Pendle scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Pendle sits around rank 11,460 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Pendle is around £41,409 per year, and 11% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Pendle spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Burnley: Oliver Ryan (Labour and Co-operative Party) and Pendle and Clitheroe: Jonathan Hinder (Labour Party).
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All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.