Electoral wardE05005151
Briercliffe ward, Burnley
Briercliffe is one of 15 electoral wards of Burnley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,562 residents in 2,466 households — 323 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Burnley Rural division.
Residents, 20215,562council ward average 6,310
Households2,4662.26 residents per household
Density323/ km²about 17.20 km² · Burnley 855
Aged 65+21.7%Burnley: 17.8% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 286
5–94.6% · 257
10–156.5% · 364
16–193.5% · 193
20–244.7% · 259
25–3412.1% · 675
35–4918.6% · 1,033
50–6423.1% · 1,286
65–7412.8% · 712
75–846.9% · 384
85+2.0% · 113
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.1% · 348
1 car or van44.7% · 1,102
2 cars or vans31.1% · 766
3 or more10.1% · 250
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Burnley overall: 59.8% owned, 15.6% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright41.7% · 1,030
With mortgage37.6% · 928
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented4.7% · 117
Private rented15.8% · 389
Type of home
Detached house20.9% · 515
Semi-detached house38.8% · 957
Terraced house36.9% · 911
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 58
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005151- Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Burnley Rural
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 15
Parishes in the ward
Briercliffe
Other wards in the same constituency
BBank Hall14.0% aged 65+ · 38.6% owned6,795BBrunshaw19.8% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned6,265CCliviger with Worsthorne31.9% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned5,070CCoal Clough with Deerplay22.4% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned5,261DDaneshouse with Stoneyholme6.4% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned7,893GGannow18.0% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned5,911GGawthorpe18.7% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned6,380HHapton with Park18.7% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,380LLanehead18.6% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned6,779QQueensgate15.1% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned6,680RRosegrove with Lowerhouse16.1% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned7,097RRosehill with Burnley Wood16.7% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned6,658TTrinity13.8% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned6,066WWhittlefield with Ightenhill23.6% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,850
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.