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Lanehead

Ward

North Burnley. About 7,222 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Lanehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,779
4,173rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lanehead compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

LaneheadMiddle
Population15 wards, Burnley · 2021
Population: every ward in Burnley15 areas from 5,069 to 7,889. The middle area is 6,379. Lanehead is 6,779.
6,7794th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 wards, Burnley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Burnley15 areas from 5.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 85.0%. Lanehead is 85.0%.
85%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 wards, Burnley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Burnley15 areas from 87.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.3%. Lanehead is 99.3%.
99.3%3rd highest
Claimant rate15 wards, Burnley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Burnley15 areas from 1.1% to 10.3%. The middle area is 5.2%. Lanehead is 6.0%.
6.0%5th highest

Is Lanehead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lanehead at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 139.0 per 1,000 people across Burnley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lanehead.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (195), anti-social behaviour (116) and other crime (70).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Burnley

These figures are published for the whole of Burnley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Burnley and not Lanehead alone. See Burnley

Average house price
£136,703
Up 6.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,208
21st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.1×
Joint 10th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lanehead in brief

Lanehead had 6,779 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Lanehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lanehead, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lanehead, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.