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Some 16,005 people live in this town, in Lancashire, North West.
Haslingden’s lowest grade is for health — life expectancy is 77.3 for men and 81.1 for women. With a C overall, Haslingden is better than nearly a third of UK towns and ranks #38 of 65 in Lancashire. Where it does best is cost of living — homes sell for a median £181,000, about 4 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Haslingden does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Haslingden is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Haslingden’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haslingden.
3 GP practices serve the town; 88% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Haslingden is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 6.1 miles away. At the census, 5.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Haslingden | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Of its 9 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Between them, six primaries and one secondary teach 3,009 pupils in Haslingden. Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 42.7, and 36% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmshore Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 397 | A+ |
| Haslingden High School and Sixth FormLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,540 | C+ |
| St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, HelmshoreTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 150 | A |
Violence and sexual offences were 51% of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 946 crimes and 254 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Haslingden’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 20.2 reports per 1,000, above both Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Haslingden has 27 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade II*. The national list protects one ancient monument locally. Scaled to its population, Haslingden has 17 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than Lancashire’s towns (15) yet lower than England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Renting privately is how 17% of households live. Private rents average £811 a month across the Rossendale council area. Social housing holds 14% of households, close to Lancashire’s towns (13%) and below England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £345,000 | 127 |
| Semi-detached | £224,000 | 155 |
| Terraced | £143,250 | 280 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 58 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Haslingden has 0.7 jobs. Just over a fifth of commuters who live in Haslingden also work there. Also worth knowing: at the census, 14% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). Household income averages £47K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Typical age in Haslingden: 42.7, the median. 18% are under 15, higher than Lancashire’s towns (17%) and near England’s towns (18%). Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Haslingden | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Haslingden. Best known first.
MuseumHelmshore Mills Textile Museumin town
MuseumHaworth Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumThe Whitaker900 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHigher Millin townMuseumMuseumWhitakers' Millin townMuseumMuseumAccrington Dome4.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
27 listed buildings in Haslingden.
Higher Mill, Helmshore: Photo: Plucas58 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Two Railway Viaducts and Linking Revetment: Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of the Lancashire Textile Industry: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Woolpack Inn: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
27 notable people were born in Haslingden.
Antony Higginbotham: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0 · Choppy Warburton: Jules Beau, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haslingden | 16,005 | — | C | B | C | C− |
| Rawtenstall | 23,683 | 2 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Edenfield | 2,048 | 2.2 | — | C | B | B− |
| Accrington | 34,897 | 4 | D− | B+ | D− | D− |
| Oswaldtwistle | 10,810 | 4.3 | D | B | D | D |
| Ramsbottom | 17,074 | 4.3 | — | D | — | B |
| Hoddlesden | 1,218 | 4.3 | — | D | A | A− |
| Edgworth | 1,649 | 4.6 | — | C− | A− | A− |
Edenfield, Hoddlesden and Edgworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ramsbottom has no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £181,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £143,250, semi-detached houses £224,000 and detached houses £345,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About the middle for its size: 43% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
Town in Lancashire, England
Haslingden is a built-up area of 16,005 people, in the Rossendale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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