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Milnshaw

Ward

East Hyndburn. About 5,169 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 38% of people in Milnshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,888
Joint 2,646th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
38%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Milnshaw compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

MilnshawMiddle
Population16 wards, Hyndburn · 2021
Population: every ward in Hyndburn16 areas from 3,928 to 6,653. The middle area is 4,816. Milnshaw is 4,888.
4,8888th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Hyndburn · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Hyndburn16 areas from 38.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Milnshaw is 38.0%.
38%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Hyndburn · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hyndburn16 areas from 83.4% to 99.0%. The middle area is 94.8%. Milnshaw is 99.0%.
99.0%highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Hyndburn · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hyndburn16 areas from 1.9% to 10.5%. The middle area is 4.8%. Milnshaw is 4.4%.
4.4%6th lowest

Is Milnshaw safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Milnshaw at a rate of 127.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 123.0 per 1,000 people across Hyndburn.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Milnshaw.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (261), anti-social behaviour (152) and other crime (78).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Hyndburn

These figures are published for the whole of Hyndburn, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hyndburn and not Milnshaw alone. See Hyndburn

Average house price
£141,430
Up 8.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,987
63rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
Joint 8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
35.4
14th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Milnshaw in brief

Milnshaw had 4,888 usual residents at the census.

About 38% of people in Milnshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Milnshaw, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Milnshaw, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.