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Whitewell & Stacksteads

Ward

North east Rossendale. About 7,719 people in 20 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Whitewell & Stacksteads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,661
3,591st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whitewell & Stacksteads compares

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

Whitewell & StacksteadsMiddle
Population10 wards, Rossendale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 6,320 to 7,796. The middle area is 6,930. Whitewell & Stacksteads is 7,661.
7,6613rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 wards, Rossendale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 77.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Whitewell & Stacksteads is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 wards, Rossendale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 79.9% to 97.4%. The middle area is 93.8%. Whitewell & Stacksteads is 95.8%.
95.8%4th highest
Claimant rate10 wards, Rossendale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 1.7% to 6.3%. The middle area is 3.9%. Whitewell & Stacksteads is 4.2%.
4.2%3rd highest

Is Whitewell & Stacksteads safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitewell & Stacksteads at a rate of 79.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.

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

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitewell & Stacksteads.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (258), anti-social behaviour (127) and other crime (68).

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 Rossendale

These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rossendale and not Whitewell & Stacksteads alone. See Rossendale

Average house price
£199,759
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,273
76th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.0
67th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whitewell & Stacksteads in brief

Whitewell & Stacksteads had 7,661 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Whitewell & Stacksteads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Whitewell & Stacksteads, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whitewell & Stacksteads, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.