# Earby & Salterforth

North east Pendle. 6,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.

Earby & Salterforth had 6,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005242. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £169,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Earby & Salterforth was £169,975 in 2025. 808th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/earby-and-salterforth#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,193** (2021). Earby & Salterforth had 6,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,031st least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/earby-and-salterforth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Earby & Salterforth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/earby-and-salterforth#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Earby & Salterforth, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/earby-and-salterforth#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005242) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Earby & Salterforth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005242) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 118 homes were sold in Earby & Salterforth in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005242) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Earby & Salterforth.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005242) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Earby & Salterforth had 6,193 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Earby & Salterforth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Earby & Salterforth at a rate of 57.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 161 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Other crime | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Earby & Salterforth compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Earby & Salterforth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £169,975 | 3rd most expensive | 12 middle areas, Pendle · 2025 |
| Population | 6,193 | 4th least populated | 12 middle areas, Pendle · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 12 middle areas, Pendle · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.3% | 3rd lowest | 12 middle areas, Pendle · Jan 2026 |

## Is Earby & Salterforth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Earby & Salterforth at a rate of 57.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across Pendle.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Earby & Salterforth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (161), anti-social behaviour (88) and other crime (44).
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 Pendle

These figures are published for the whole of Pendle, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Pendle and not Earby & Salterforth alone. [See Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- **Average house price: £152,798** (July 2026). Pendle’s average house price was £152,798 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £30,327** (2025). Full-time workers living in Pendle earned a median of £30,327 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 2nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Pendle costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 35.3** (2025). Pendle has a deprivation score of 35.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 15th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Earby & Salterforth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Earby & Salterforth was £169,975 in 2025.
Earby & Salterforth had 6,193 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Earby & Salterforth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Earby & Salterforth, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005242
- Ward: [Earby & Coates †](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/ward/earby-and-coates)
- Constituency: [Pendle and Clitheroe †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pendle-and-clitheroe)
- Council: [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 21.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,165*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 19

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[East Colne, Foulridge & Trawden](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/east-colne-foulridge-and-trawden), [Carleton, Cowling & Cononley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/carleton-cowling-and-cononley), [Barnoldswick South](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/barnoldswick-south), [Barnoldswick North](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/barnoldswick-north), [Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle/barrowford-higham-and-pendleside)

## Latest updates for Earby & Salterforth

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005242

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