Electoral wardE05015822

Haslingden ward, Rossendale

Haslingden is one of 10 electoral wards of Rossendale Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,974 residents in 3,715 households — 580 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 Rossendale West and Rossendale South divisions.

Residents, 20218,974council ward average 7,087

Households3,7152.42 residents per household

Density580/ km²about 15.46 km² · Rossendale 513

Aged 65+15.5%Rossendale: 19.3% · under 16: 21.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.1% · 549

5–97.0% · 627

10–158.4% · 752

16–194.5% · 400

20–245.8% · 522

25–3413.7% · 1,230

35–4919.6% · 1,757

50–6419.4% · 1,740

65–749.1% · 812

75–844.9% · 440

85+1.6% · 142

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.6% · 877

1 car or van42.8% · 1,589

2 cars or vans25.2% · 938

3 or more8.4% · 311

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Rossendale overall: 67.9% owned, 14.8% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright32.0% · 1,188

With mortgage28.9% · 1,073

Shared ownership0.1% · 3

Social rented16.7% · 619

Private rented22.4% · 831

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house17.3% · 640

Semi-detached house15.7% · 582

Terraced house50.6% · 1,877

Purpose-built flat12.6% · 469

Converted house1.0% · 38

Other conversion0.5% · 17

Above shop / office1.2% · 45

Caravan, mobile1.1% · 41

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05015822
Council: Rossendale Borough Council
County council: Lancashire County Council
County division: Rossendale West, Rossendale South
Constituency: Hyndburn
Region: North West
Density rank in council: 4 of 10

Other wards in the same constituency

GGreenfield & Eden22.7% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned6,424 HHelmshore24.8% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned6,094 LLongholme18.5% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned8,542

All 10 wards of Rossendale

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.