Electoral wardE05005152
Brunshaw ward, Burnley
Brunshaw is one of 15 electoral wards of Burnley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,265 residents in 2,977 households — 3,216 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Burnley Central East division.
Residents, 20216,265council ward average 6,310
Households2,9772.1 residents per household
Density3,216/ km²about 1.95 km² · Burnley 855
Aged 65+19.8%Burnley: 17.8% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 292
5–96.5% · 405
10–157.2% · 449
16–194.5% · 281
20–245.0% · 313
25–3412.3% · 768
35–4918.8% · 1,176
50–6421.3% · 1,337
65–7411.1% · 698
75–846.4% · 404
85+2.3% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.5% · 1,027
1 car or van43.1% · 1,282
2 cars or vans18.0% · 536
3 or more4.4% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Burnley overall: 59.8% owned, 15.6% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright27.9% · 832
With mortgage24.6% · 732
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented29.1% · 866
Private rented17.9% · 533
Lives rent free0.4% · 11
Type of home
Detached house7.4% · 219
Semi-detached house32.6% · 970
Terraced house43.1% · 1,282
Purpose-built flat15.8% · 470
Converted house0.6% · 19
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005152- Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Burnley Central East
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 15
Other wards in the same constituency
BBank Hall14.0% aged 65+ · 38.6% owned6,795BBriercliffe21.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned5,562CCliviger 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.