Electoral wardE05005156
Gannow ward, Burnley
Gannow is one of 15 electoral wards of Burnley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,911 residents in 2,625 households — 4,749 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Burnley Central West and Burnley South West divisions.
Residents, 20215,911council ward average 6,310
Households2,6252.25 residents per household
Density4,749/ km²about 1.24 km² · Burnley 855
Aged 65+18.0%Burnley: 17.8% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 366
5–96.1% · 362
10–157.6% · 451
16–193.7% · 217
20–245.4% · 317
25–3415.6% · 921
35–4919.1% · 1,128
50–6418.4% · 1,087
65–749.8% · 581
75–845.8% · 340
85+2.4% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.6% · 777
1 car or van43.9% · 1,152
2 cars or vans21.9% · 575
3 or more4.6% · 121
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Burnley overall: 59.8% owned, 15.6% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright29.1% · 763
With mortgage31.6% · 830
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented13.3% · 348
Private rented25.6% · 672
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house6.6% · 174
Semi-detached house30.1% · 791
Terraced house54.1% · 1,419
Purpose-built flat7.7% · 201
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.7% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005156- Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Burnley Central West, Burnley South West
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 15
Other wards in the same constituency
BBank Hall14.0% aged 65+ · 38.6% owned6,795BBriercliffe21.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned5,562BBrunshaw19.8% 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% owned7,893GGawthorpe18.7% 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.