Electoral wardE05005209
Central ward, Hyndburn
Central is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,177 residents in 1,868 households — 6,860 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Accrington North and Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central divisions.
Residents, 20216,177council ward average 5,140
Households1,8683.31 residents per household
Density6,860/ km²about 0.90 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+9.0%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 29.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.1% · 501
5–99.0% · 558
10–1512.5% · 775
16–198.2% · 507
20–246.8% · 423
25–3414.4% · 892
35–4920.2% · 1,249
50–6411.6% · 719
65–745.2% · 322
75–842.7% · 165
85+1.1% · 67
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.7% · 666
1 car or van41.0% · 766
2 cars or vans18.0% · 336
3 or more5.4% · 100
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright35.7% · 667
With mortgage14.6% · 273
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented22.9% · 427
Private rented26.5% · 494
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house4.2% · 78
Semi-detached house11.4% · 212
Terraced house72.3% · 1,350
Purpose-built flat9.4% · 175
Converted house1.4% · 26
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office0.9% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005209- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington North, Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltham15.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,445BBarnfield17.0% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned4,706BBaxenden23.6% aged 65+ · 86.9% owned3,930CChurch13.2% 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.