Electoral wardE05005206
Altham ward, Hyndburn
Altham is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,445 residents in 2,134 households — 653 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Accrington North and Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors divisions.
Residents, 20215,445council ward average 5,140
Households2,1342.55 residents per household
Density653/ km²about 8.34 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+15.9%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 21.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 331
5–96.5% · 353
10–158.7% · 473
16–195.3% · 291
20–245.3% · 287
25–3412.2% · 666
35–4919.5% · 1,060
50–6420.6% · 1,122
65–749.5% · 519
75–844.5% · 247
85+1.8% · 100
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.3% · 369
1 car or van41.3% · 882
2 cars or vans31.5% · 672
3 or more9.9% · 211
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright31.6% · 674
With mortgage38.7% · 826
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented8.3% · 177
Private rented21.1% · 451
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house22.0% · 470
Semi-detached house29.8% · 635
Terraced house43.1% · 919
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 70
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005206- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington North, Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Altham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnfield17.0% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned4,706BBaxenden23.6% aged 65+ · 86.9% owned3,930CCentral9.0% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned6,177CChurch13.2% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned5,384CClayton-le-Moors22.7% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,505HHuncoat19.3% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,697IImmanuel24.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned4,299MMilnshaw22.3% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned4,890NNetherton20.2% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned4,743OOverton20.9% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned6,274PPeel12.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned4,454RRishton20.1% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,656SSpring Hill11.1% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned5,587SSt Andrew's19.9% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned4,422
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.