Electoral wardE05005215
Netherton ward, Hyndburn
Netherton is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,743 residents in 2,079 households — 1,719 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors division.
Residents, 20214,743council ward average 5,140
Households2,0792.28 residents per household
Density1,719/ km²about 2.76 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+20.2%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 281
5–96.6% · 315
10–156.8% · 322
16–194.5% · 214
20–246.4% · 303
25–3414.2% · 674
35–4917.5% · 830
50–6417.9% · 847
65–7410.6% · 504
75–847.2% · 342
85+2.3% · 110
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.8% · 578
1 car or van45.0% · 936
2 cars or vans21.8% · 452
3 or more5.4% · 112
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright37.3% · 775
With mortgage22.9% · 477
Shared ownership1.7% · 35
Social rented8.8% · 183
Private rented29.3% · 609
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house6.1% · 126
Semi-detached house19.8% · 411
Terraced house59.5% · 1,236
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 147
Converted house0.6% · 13
Other conversion0.7% · 14
Above shop / office1.3% · 27
Caravan, mobile5.1% · 105
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005215- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned4,299MMilnshaw22.3% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned4,890OOverton20.9% 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.