Electoral wardE05005208
Baxenden ward, Hyndburn
Baxenden is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,930 residents in 1,694 households — 881 people per km², the 16th 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, 20213,930council ward average 5,140
Households1,6942.32 residents per household
Density881/ km²about 4.46 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+23.6%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 174
5–94.6% · 179
10–156.3% · 248
16–193.5% · 137
20–244.9% · 194
25–3411.4% · 449
35–4918.3% · 718
50–6422.9% · 901
65–7413.5% · 531
75–847.8% · 305
85+2.4% · 93
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 188
1 car or van39.7% · 672
2 cars or vans37.4% · 634
3 or more11.8% · 200
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright46.3% · 783
With mortgage40.7% · 688
Social rented2.5% · 43
Private rented10.5% · 178
Type of home
Detached house27.2% · 460
Semi-detached house49.7% · 842
Terraced house22.4% · 379
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 6
Converted house0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005208- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington South
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltham15.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,445BBarnfield17.0% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned4,706CCentral9.0% 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.