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Electoral wardE05013205

Brierfield West & Reedley ward, Pendle

Brierfield West & Reedley is one of 12 electoral wards of Pendle Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,304 residents in 2,153 households — 1,080 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Brierfield & Nelson West and Pendle Hill divisions.

Residents, 20216,304council ward average 7,980
Households2,1532.93 residents per household
Density1,080/ km²about 5.83 km² · Pendle 566
Aged 65+15.5%Pendle: 18.0% · under 16: 24.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 430
5–97.8% · 495
10–159.4% · 590
16–195.3% · 336
20–245.9% · 370
25–3413.7% · 865
35–4920.2% · 1,274
50–6415.4% · 971
65–748.4% · 530
75–845.5% · 345
85+1.6% · 101

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.0% · 431
1 car or van42.7% · 919
2 cars or vans28.4% · 611
3 or more8.9% · 192
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Pendle overall: 65.0% owned, 11.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.

Owned outright40.8% · 879
With mortgage30.7% · 661
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented8.8% · 190
Private rented19.4% · 418
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house23.1% · 498
Semi-detached house30.0% · 646
Terraced house42.3% · 911
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 66
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.6% · 14
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013205
County division
Brierfield & Nelson West, Pendle Hill
Constituency
Burnley
Region
North West
Density rank in council
7 of 12

Parishes in the ward

BrierfieldReedley Hallows

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrierfield East & Clover Hill19.1% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned8,604

All 12 wards of Pendle

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.