Electoral wardE05005218
Rishton ward, Hyndburn
Rishton is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,656 residents in 2,996 households — 601 people per km², the 1st 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, 20216,656council ward average 5,140
Households2,9962.22 residents per household
Density601/ km²about 11.07 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+20.1%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 367
5–95.4% · 361
10–156.9% · 461
16–194.3% · 287
20–245.9% · 394
25–3413.2% · 882
35–4917.1% · 1,139
50–6421.5% · 1,429
65–7410.8% · 720
75–847.3% · 485
85+2.0% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.8% · 683
1 car or van44.9% · 1,346
2 cars or vans24.8% · 743
3 or more7.5% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 1,083
With mortgage28.0% · 839
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented8.7% · 262
Private rented27.0% · 808
Type of home
Detached house11.6% · 349
Semi-detached house32.2% · 964
Terraced house50.6% · 1,515
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 88
Converted house1.4% · 42
Other conversion0.3% · 10
Above shop / office0.9% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005218- 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
- 15 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% owned4,890NNetherton20.2% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned4,743OOverton20.9% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned6,274PPeel12.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned4,454SSpring 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.