Electoral wardE05005159
Lanehead ward, Burnley
Lanehead is one of 15 electoral wards of Burnley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,779 residents in 2,614 households — 4,087 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Burnley North East division.
Residents, 20216,779council ward average 6,310
Households2,6142.59 residents per household
Density4,087/ km²about 1.66 km² · Burnley 855
Aged 65+18.6%Burnley: 17.8% · under 16: 23.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 453
5–97.3% · 497
10–159.6% · 653
16–194.7% · 320
20–244.9% · 335
25–3412.8% · 865
35–4918.5% · 1,252
50–6416.9% · 1,143
65–749.7% · 658
75–846.8% · 462
85+2.1% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.6% · 721
1 car or van44.6% · 1,167
2 cars or vans22.4% · 585
3 or more5.4% · 141
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Burnley overall: 59.8% owned, 15.6% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright35.2% · 919
With mortgage27.8% · 727
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented18.5% · 483
Private rented18.3% · 479
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house13.5% · 352
Semi-detached house42.8% · 1,118
Terraced house38.4% · 1,004
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 122
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005159- Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Burnley North East
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 4 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% owned7,893GGannow18.0% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned5,911GGawthorpe18.7% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned6,380HHapton with Park18.7% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,380QQueensgate15.1% 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.