Electoral wardE05005212
Huncoat ward, Hyndburn
Huncoat is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,697 residents in 1,972 households — 1,141 people per km², the 11th 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 South divisions.
Residents, 20214,697council ward average 5,140
Households1,9722.38 residents per household
Density1,141/ km²about 4.12 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+19.3%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 218
5–95.4% · 254
10–157.9% · 370
16–195.0% · 233
20–244.8% · 224
25–3411.3% · 530
35–4918.6% · 872
50–6423.2% · 1,090
65–7411.2% · 528
75–846.3% · 298
85+1.7% · 81
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.3% · 321
1 car or van41.6% · 820
2 cars or vans31.6% · 624
3 or more10.5% · 207
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright35.2% · 694
With mortgage35.1% · 692
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented15.7% · 309
Private rented13.7% · 271
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house23.5% · 463
Semi-detached house39.4% · 777
Terraced house25.7% · 506
Purpose-built flat10.1% · 199
Converted house0.7% · 13
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005212- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington North, Accrington South
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 9 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% owned3,930CCentral9.0% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned6,177CChurch13.2% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned5,384CClayton-le-Moors22.7% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,505IImmanuel24.9% 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.