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Waterfoot & Stacksteads

Middle area

East Rossendale. 12,870 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 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 Waterfoot & Stacksteads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£166,000
Joint 757th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,375
192nd most 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
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Waterfoot & Stacksteads

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterfoot & Stacksteads at a rate of 93.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.

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 offences529
Anti-social behaviour255
Other crime152
Criminal damage and arson102
Shoplifting47
Burglary38
Vehicle crime36
Drug offences25
Robbery8
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Waterfoot & Stacksteads compares

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Median sale price8 middle areas, Rossendale · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from £144,975 to £264,500. The middle area is £197,500. Waterfoot & Stacksteads is £166,000.
£166,0003rd cheapest
Population8 middle areas, Rossendale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 6,093 to 12,375. The middle area is 8,417. Waterfoot & Stacksteads is 12,375.
12,375most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 middle areas, Rossendale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 82.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Waterfoot & Stacksteads is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Rossendale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rossendale8 areas from 76.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 93.5%. Waterfoot & Stacksteads is 96.6%.
96.6%2nd highest

Is Waterfoot & Stacksteads safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterfoot & Stacksteads at a rate of 93.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.

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

In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waterfoot & Stacksteads.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (529), anti-social behaviour (255) and other crime (152).

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 Rossendale

These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rossendale and not Waterfoot & Stacksteads alone. See Rossendale

Average house price
£201,483
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,273
76th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.0
67th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Waterfoot & Stacksteads in brief

The median price paid for a home in Waterfoot & Stacksteads was £166,000 in 2025.

Waterfoot & Stacksteads had 12,375 usual residents at the census.

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

In Waterfoot & Stacksteads, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.