Burnley vs Hyndburn: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £15,000 (15%) more in Hyndburn than in Burnley. Measured against local pay, buying is about equally hard in both.
At a glance
| Burnley | Hyndburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Affordable | Affordable |
| Renting a home | Affordable | Affordable |
| Recorded crime | Above average | Above average |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in Hyndburn (£34,987) is 5% higher than in Burnley (£33,208), while a typical terraced house costs 15% more (£115,000 against £100,000).
Buying a terraced house takes 3.0× annual pay in Burnley and 3.3× in Hyndburn. Renting one takes 23% of pay in Burnley and 22% in Hyndburn. Buying is harder in Hyndburn; renting is about the same.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Burnley is the 5th least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Hyndburn is the 4th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Burnley is the 12th least expensive of 316 areas and Hyndburn is the 8th least expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Burnley would need about £46,000 in Hyndburn to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £41,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Hyndburn would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 107.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Burnley and 96.9 in Hyndburn, so recorded crime per resident is 10% lower in Hyndburn. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 12.7 per 1,000 in Burnley against 7.4 in Hyndburn.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Burnley | Hyndburn |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £33,208 | £34,987 |
| House price ÷ pay | 3.0× | 3.3× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 166% | 152% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 23% | 22% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Burnley | Hyndburn | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £297,563 | £272,500 | -8% in Hyndburn |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | £190,000 | +6% in Hyndburn |
| Terraced | £100,000 | £115,000 | +15% in Hyndburn |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Burnley | Hyndburn | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £929 | £890 | -4% in Hyndburn |
| Semi-detached | £704 | £716 | +2% in Hyndburn |
| Terraced | £624 | £648 | +4% in Hyndburn |
Crime
Police recorded 107.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Burnley and 96.9 in Hyndburn, so recorded crime per resident is 10% lower in Hyndburn.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Burnley | Hyndburn | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 107.5 | 96.9 | -10% in Hyndburn |
| Violence against the person | 42.3 | 43.2 | +2% in Hyndburn |
| Sexual offences | 4.4 | 4.1 | -8% in Hyndburn |
| Robbery | 1.1 | 0.8 | -24% in Hyndburn |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 12.7 | 7.4 | -41% in Hyndburn |
| Vehicle offences | 5.5 | 8.0 | +46% in Hyndburn |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 0.4 | -30% in Hyndburn |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.9 | 9.1 | -17% in Hyndburn |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Burnley | Hyndburn |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 119 | 115 |
| 2007 | 139 | 132 |
| 2008 | 132 | 132 |
| 2009 | 117 | 116 |
| 2010 | 117 | 117 |
| 2011 | 111 | 115 |
| 2012 | 107 | 112 |
| 2013 | 101 | 109 |
| 2014 | 108 | 105 |
| 2015 | 109 | 114 |
| 2016 | 113 | 120 |
| 2017 | 121 | 120 |
| 2018 | 123 | 123 |
| 2019 | 129 | 125 |
| 2020 | 138 | 130 |
| 2021 | 157 | 148 |
| 2022 | 175 | 166 |
| 2023 | 170 | 163 |
| 2024 | 176 | 168 |
| 2025 | 190 | 177 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 197 | 186 |
In 2005 the average home cost £66,941 in Burnley and £74,095 in Hyndburn. Now it is £131,612 and £137,596: Burnley is up 97% and Hyndburn is up 86%. Prices have risen faster in Burnley, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Burnley | Hyndburn |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2 years of pay | 4.1 years of pay |
| 2010 | 3.7 years of pay | 4.0 years of pay |
| 2015 | 3.3 years of pay | 3.8 years of pay |
| 2020 | 3.7 years of pay | 3.9 years of pay |
| 2025 | 3.8 years of pay | 3.8 years of pay |
In 2005 a home cost 3.2 years of pay in Burnley and 4.1 years in Hyndburn. In 2025 it was 3.8 years and 3.8 years.
Affordability has worsened more in Burnley over that time.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Burnley | Hyndburn |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 101 | 100 |
| 2017 | 102 | 103 |
| 2018 | 104 | 104 |
| 2019 | 106 | 106 |
| 2020 | 108 | 108 |
| 2021 | 109 | 109 |
| 2022 | 114 | 112 |
| 2023 | 118 | 116 |
| 2024 | 127 | 130 |
| 2025 | 138 | 141 |
| August 2026 | 143 | 147 |
In 2015 the average rent was £440 a month in Burnley and £440 in Hyndburn. Now it is £631 and £648: up 43% in Burnley and up 47% in Hyndburn.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Burnley to Hyndburn
| Earning in Burnley | Equivalent to buy in Hyndburn | Equivalent to rent in Hyndburn |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £34,500 | £31,000 |
| £40,000 | £46,000 | £41,500 |
| £50,000 | £57,500 | £52,000 |
| £60,000 | £69,000 | £62,500 |
Moving from Hyndburn to Burnley
| Earning in Hyndburn | Equivalent to buy in Burnley | Equivalent to rent in Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £26,000 | £29,000 |
| £40,000 | £35,000 | £38,500 |
| £50,000 | £43,500 | £48,000 |
| £60,000 | £52,000 | £58,000 |