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Padiham

Middle area

North west Burnley. 9,566 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Padiham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£103,000
64th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,325
1,786th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Padiham compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Burnley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Burnley12 areas from £85,000 to £218,250. The middle area is £127,750. Padiham is £103,000.
£103,0004th lowest
Population12 middle areas, Burnley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Burnley12 areas from 5,075 to 11,817. The middle area is 6,890. Padiham is 9,325.
9,3254th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Burnley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Burnley12 areas from 77.9% to 99.5%. The middle area is 97.7%. Padiham is 95.3%.
95.3%joint 4th lowest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Burnley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Burnley12 areas from 1.2% to 10.2%. The middle area is 4.9%. Padiham is 5.0%.
5.0%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Burnley

These figures are published for the whole of Burnley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Burnley and not Padiham alone. See Burnley

Average house price
£135,012
Up 8.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,208
21st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.1×
13th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Padiham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Padiham was £103,000 in 2025.

Padiham had 9,325 usual residents at the census.

In Padiham, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Padiham, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.