United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Burnley
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~89k · 49 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy and rent, but constrained by low wages and significant social challenges. Burnley offers some of the lowest housing costs in the North West, with a median house price of £130,000, which is 3.7 times median annual pay. Monthly rent is also the lowest in the region at £624, consuming 21.5% of gross median earnings. This financial accessibility is offset by a difficult economic and social environment, where the deprivation score is higher than 98% of England authorities and recorded crime stands at 103.2 per 1,000 residents. Weekly earnings of £670 remain well below the North West median. These figures suit those prioritising immediate housing affordability over local economic growth or lower crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Burnley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,840/yr
Very low
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
House price
£130,000
Most affordable
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Rent
£624/mo
Most affordable
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,549/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Crime
103.2/1k
Highest
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Deprivation
37.8
Most deprived
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Schools
83.7%
Concerning
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
55 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
41 of 49 (83.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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49 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 49 schools, sortable and filterable.
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