United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Hyndburn
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~81k · 44 state-funded schools
Affordable housing in Hyndburn comes at the cost of lower earnings. Median house prices are among the lowest in the North West at 3.8 times annual pay, and rents are also very low, taking 21.7% of gross median pay. However, weekly earnings are below the regional median at £678.30, ranking in the bottom quarter of the North West authorities. Recorded crime is higher than the regional average, and the deprivation score is also significantly higher than the North West median. This location suits those prioritising affordability and space over career opportunities.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Hyndburn ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,272/yr
Very low
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
House price
£135,000
Most affordable
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Rent
£638/mo
Most affordable
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,466/yr
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Crime
93.4/1k
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
34.3
Most deprived
Worse than 95% 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
44 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
36 of 43 (83.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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44 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 44 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.