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Barnoldswick South

Middle area

North west Pendle. 5,550 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Barnoldswick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£147,950
488th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,611
2,304th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barnoldswick South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnoldswick South at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences142
Anti-social behaviour95
Other crime56
Criminal damage and arson36
Shoplifting35
Burglary6
Vehicle crime6
Drug offences1
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barnoldswick South compares

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

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Pendle · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from £76,000 to £212,500. The middle area is £151,475. Barnoldswick South is £147,950.
£147,9506th cheapest
Population12 middle areas, Pendle · 2021
Population: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 5,423 to 10,767. The middle area is 7,509. Barnoldswick South is 5,611.
5,6113rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Pendle · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 5.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.5%. Barnoldswick South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Pendle · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Pendle12 areas from 82.3% to 98.8%. The middle area is 96.6%. Barnoldswick South is 95.0%.
95.0%5th lowest

Is Barnoldswick South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnoldswick South at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.

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

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnoldswick South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (142), anti-social behaviour (95) and other crime (56).

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 Pendle

These figures are published for the whole of Pendle, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Pendle and not Barnoldswick South alone. See Pendle

Average house price
£156,011
Up 9.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£30,327
2nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
35.3
15th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barnoldswick South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barnoldswick South was £147,950 in 2025.

Barnoldswick South had 5,611 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Barnoldswick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barnoldswick South, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.