Electoral wardE05005207
Barnfield ward, Hyndburn
Barnfield is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,706 residents in 2,180 households — 1,117 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Accrington South division.
Residents, 20214,706council ward average 5,140
Households2,1802.16 residents per household
Density1,117/ km²about 4.21 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+17.0%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 276
5–96.4% · 299
10–156.4% · 299
16–194.5% · 211
20–245.9% · 280
25–3414.9% · 702
35–4918.3% · 862
50–6420.8% · 979
65–749.6% · 450
75–845.5% · 257
85+1.9% · 91
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.1% · 766
1 car or van40.0% · 871
2 cars or vans18.9% · 412
3 or more6.0% · 131
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright30.2% · 659
With mortgage21.6% · 471
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented17.8% · 387
Private rented30.3% · 660
Type of home
Detached house15.1% · 329
Semi-detached house15.9% · 346
Terraced house50.9% · 1,110
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 286
Converted house1.3% · 29
Other conversion1.8% · 39
Above shop / office1.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005207- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington South
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltham15.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,445BBaxenden23.6% 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.