Trawden’s story
7 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Trawden’s built-up area.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TrawdenLancashire
A village of 1,204 in Lancashire, North West.
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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,204
Census 2021 · Pendle council
Median home
£213K
51 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.6
22% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Trawden a good place to live?
Trawden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (B+): mean household income £45,474; 0.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is walkability (D−): 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £212,500 in the last three years, 5.2 times what households in the Pendle council area earn in a year.
WeakestD−Walkability
What makes Trawden stand out
The 3 things Trawden does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 99% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
How Trawden grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Trawden is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 57% of towns in England; secondary results beat 15% of towns in EnglandCOpen →SafetyCOpen →Jobs & incomeB+Open →Hazard risk0.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →Cost of livingrent £670 a monthC+Open →HealthLife expectancy 79 for men, 84.6 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB+Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life0.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trawden.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
More commuters in Trawden drive than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 93%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. There are 0.3 jobs in Trawden for each resident in work.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus2%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Homes in Trawden see more burglary and damage than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 15.2 per 1,000 a year
54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 57 offences in Trawden and 8 cases of nuisance behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13.8 reports per 1,000, between Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
26violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 16% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual31
Burglary8
Damage & arson5
Other theft4
Vehicle crime4
Public order3
Drugs1
Other crime1
Anti-social8
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.
26
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
57
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
History
More of the land in Trawden is conservation area than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
57% of homes date from before 1919. Its heritage register entries (7 listed buildings) are all Grade II. Relative to its size, Trawden keeps 58 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (15) and England’s towns (39).
7listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
57%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
58
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
More households own their home in Trawden than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 82%
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 6% of households. Half of the 51 standard sales inside Trawden’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £212,500.
£213Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Trawden£213K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £372,500 | 6 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 31 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£670
average private rent a month, Pendle council area
£2,658
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Trawden live with a disability than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 15%
84% of Trawden’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.1% of the town. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.3 miles off.
84%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Trawden | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 20% | 17% |
79
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Trawden than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
Trawden has a median age of 49.6 years. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Lancashire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
49.6median age
TrawdenLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Trawden | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Pendle Heritage Centre and 4 more in and around Trawden
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Trawden. Best known first.
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre4.5 km outside town, to the west · 100K visitors a year
CastleCastercliff2.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBritish in India3.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThe Aisled Barn2 km outside town, to the eastRuinsRuinsWycoller Hall1.9 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castercliff: Kevin Rushton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Trawden
14pages on Trawden
The big questions
SafetyC26 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £213K · rent £670 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street LanehouseSchoolsCHealthBLife expectancy 79 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commuteB+42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Trawden’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ColneFoulridgeNelsonBarrowfordBrierfieldCowlingEarbyTrawden
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trawden | 1,204 | — | — | C+ | C | B |
| Colne | 18,914 | 1.6 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Foulridge | 1,212 | 2.6 | — | C | B+ | B |
| Nelson | 33,808 | 3 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Barrowford | 5,887 | 3.4 | C+ | B | C+ | A− |
| Brierfield | 10,723 | 4.1 | D | B | D | C− |
| Cowling | 1,439 | 4.8 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Earby | 4,416 | 4.9 | C | B | B− | C |
Foulridge and Cowling have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Trawden
How many listed buildings are there in Trawden?
That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Trawden?
Band D council tax in Trawden is £2,658 for 2026–27, more than in 93% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Are schools in Trawden good?
GCSE results trail 86% of towns in England, and primary results beat 57% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Lancashire council.
About Trawden
Village in Lancashire, England
Trawden is a built-up area of 1,204 people, in the Pendle 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
- Population
- 1,204 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Pendle
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000734
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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