Electoral wardE05005214
Milnshaw ward, Hyndburn
Milnshaw is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,890 residents in 2,132 households — 4,361 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Accrington North division.
Residents, 20214,890council ward average 5,140
Households2,1322.29 residents per household
Density4,361/ km²about 1.12 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+22.3%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 271
5–96.6% · 323
10–157.1% · 349
16–194.2% · 207
20–245.2% · 255
25–3413.1% · 643
35–4916.7% · 815
50–6419.2% · 938
65–7410.8% · 529
75–847.6% · 374
85+3.8% · 188
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.9% · 617
1 car or van46.6% · 994
2 cars or vans19.4% · 414
3 or more5.0% · 107
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright33.6% · 717
With mortgage28.0% · 598
Social rented17.8% · 379
Private rented20.5% · 436
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house6.8% · 146
Semi-detached house27.5% · 586
Terraced house55.6% · 1,186
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 197
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005214- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Accrington North
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 3 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% owned4,505HHuncoat19.3% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,697IImmanuel24.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned4,299NNetherton20.2% 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.