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Brierfield West & Reedley

Ward

South west Pendle. About 6,601 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 70% of people in Brierfield West & Reedley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,307
3,821st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
70%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brierfield West & Reedley compares

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

Brierfield West & ReedleyMiddle
Population12 wards, Pendle · 2021
Population: every ward in Pendle12 areas from 2,430 to 11,306. The middle area is 8,025. Brierfield West & Reedley is 6,307.
6,3072nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Pendle · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Pendle12 areas from 7.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 80.0%. Brierfield West & Reedley is 70.0%.
70%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Pendle · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Pendle12 areas from 82.2% to 99.1%. The middle area is 95.9%. Brierfield West & Reedley is 94.6%.
94.6%5th lowest
Claimant rate12 wards, Pendle · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Pendle12 areas from 1.5% to 9.2%. The middle area is 5.6%. Brierfield West & Reedley is 6.4%.
6.4%5th highest

Is Brierfield West & Reedley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brierfield West & Reedley at a rate of 98.8 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, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brierfield West & Reedley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (279), anti-social behaviour (157) and other crime (120).

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 ward, so they describe all of Pendle and not Brierfield West & Reedley alone. See Pendle

Average house price
£156,011
Up 9.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£30,327
2nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
35.3
15th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brierfield West & Reedley in brief

Brierfield West & Reedley had 6,307 usual residents at the census.

About 70% of people in Brierfield West & Reedley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brierfield West & Reedley, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brierfield West & Reedley, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.