Willows Lane, Accrington, BB5 0LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BB5 0LR, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	52.7%	-0.3%	51.0%	1.7%
Male	47%	47.3%	0.3%	49.0%	-1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BB5 0LR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.9%	44.9%	-1.0%	37.9%	7.0%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	39.4%	12.3%	44.2%	-4.8%
Separated	9.2%	1.9%	-7.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	14%	12%	-2.0%	9.1%	2.9%
Widowed	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	-4.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.9%	37.1%	-1.8%	48.4%	-11.3%
Good health	36.7%	37.7%	1.0%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	15.7%	15.7%	0.0%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	6.6%	7.2%	0.6%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	1.2%	1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44%	23.1%	-20.9%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	10.2%	-8.2%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	15.3%	0.3%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	7.4%	6.0%	5.3%	2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	16.2%	7.5%	16.9%	-0.7%
Degree or Similar	10.1%	24.1%	14.0%	33.8%	-9.7%
Other	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	10%	10.4%	0.4%	2.7%	7.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	86.2%	86.1%	-0.1%	81.4%	4.7%
Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.6%	86.3%	-9.3%	83.2%	3.1%
European Union	0.9%	9.2%	8.3%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
British Overseas	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.7%	85.8%	-8.9%	83.2%	2.6%
10+ Years	0%	10.1%	10.1%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	4.1%	0.6%	-3.5%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.8%	76.7%	-10.9%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	8.9%	1.3%	7.6%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
No passport held	24.1%	13.5%	10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.4%	37.2%	6.2%
Christian	38.9%	46.2%	-7.3%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Willows Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Willows Lane was 347.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.2% higher than the Barnfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Willows Lane has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield and the 18th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 132.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BB5 0LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Willows Lane are based on 270 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hyndburn.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Willows Lane, Accrington, BB5 0LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB5 0LR

Average Price
£89,873

Semi-Detached
£123,482

Terraced
£84,702

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Willows Lane

Average Price
£118,299

Semi-Detached
£202,413

Terraced
£89,829

Detached
£241,699

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,022

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Willows LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
248 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£95,000	2023-12-06	£100,723
214 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2022-01-21	£90,256
218 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£77,000	2019-08-23	£106,989
248 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£57,000	2017-11-17	£84,185
234 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£82,000	2017-02-17	£123,703

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB5 0LR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Looking after home or family	30
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Self-Employed	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	9
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Manufacturing	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairfield Nursery School Fairfield Street , BB5 0LD	4out of 4	592 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lee Royd Nursery School Royds Street , BB5 2LH	3out of 4	1,133 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Exchange Street , BB5 0JD	3out of 4	434 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington Hartley Avenue , BB5 0NN	4out of 4	576 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary School Cartmel Avenue , BB5 0NW	2out of 4	692 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle Mayfield Avenue , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3AA	3out of 4	852 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Accrington Woodnook Primary School Hudson Street , BB5 2HS	3out of 4	1,019 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Wordsworth Road , BB5 0LU	2out of 4	171 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rhyddings Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA	2out of 4	1,076 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hollins Hollins Lane , BB5 2QY	3out of 4	1,739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY	3out of 4	2,068 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Accrington Academy Queens Road West , BB5 4FF	3out of 4	2,122 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadfield Specialist School Fielding Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE	4out of 4	914 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oswaldtwistle School Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA	3out of 4	1,219 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heathland Private School Broadoak , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN	- not rated	1,764 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Thwaites Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG	4out of 4	2,230 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe B's	23 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington	212 yd
Al - Hamza	161b Richmond Road, Accrington	415 yd
Pappous Greek & Grill	1 Mount Street, Accrington	706 yd
Bulloughs	The Globe Centre, Unit 30 & 31	922 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Globe Bowling & Billiards Club	Park Crescent, Accrington	190 yd
Spinning Jenny	Rimington Avenue, Accrington	404 yd
The Poplar Club - Wet Sales Only	Wellington Street, Accrington	1,054 yd
Stop & Rest	Fielding Lane, Oswaldtwistle	1,072 yd
The Plough	2 Broadfield, Oswaldtwistle	1,081 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fatimas	37 Fern Gore Avenue, Accrington	288 yd
Cocoberry Desserts	141 Ormerod Street, Accrington	313 yd
Amico Pizza	64A Ormerod Street, Accrington	360 yd
Richmond Grill Limited	90-92 Richmond Road, Accrington	516 yd
Cafe 44	44 Ormerod Street, Accrington	558 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
N.H. Foods Ltd	Brown Street, Accrington		798 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bullough Park Playing Fields Park Crescent	grass pitches	228 yd
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School Wordsworth Road	grass pitches	275 yd
St Peter'S C Of E Primary School CARTMEL AVENUE	grass pitches	654 yd
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School MAYFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches	840 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Accrington) (Closed) St. James Square	health and fitness suite	921 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	75.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	102.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BB5 0LR