Neighbourhood · Rossendale · North West
Haslingden
Rossendale 002 · 7 sub-areas · 10,758 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (70/100)Watch-out: Families (56/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Haslingden is a settled residential pocket of Rossendale. The bigger gravitational centre is Manchester, around 136 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Haslingden?
A snapshot of Haslingden
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £810 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Haslingden in Rossendale
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Haslingden?
- The median monthly rent across Haslingden is £810.
- How safe is Haslingden?
- Haslingden has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Haslingden?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 80 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Haslingden?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Haslingden, of which 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 780 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Haslingden?
- The most common council tax band in Haslingden is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,889. Council tax is set by Rossendale council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Haslingden to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Haslingden to central London is approximately 242 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Haslingden?
- 100% of premises in Haslingden are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Haslingden?
- Haslingden sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Haslingden?
- 58% of households in Haslingden are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Haslingden?
- The average property price across Rossendale (the local authority covering Haslingden) is approximately £199,564, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Haslingden a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.28 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,487.)
- Which local areas are part of Haslingden?
- Haslingden contains 7 local areas: Rossendale 002C, Rossendale 002F, Rossendale 002G, Rossendale 002D, Rossendale 002E…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Haslingden
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Haslingden?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Haslingden is £810. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Haslingden a safe place to live?
- Haslingden has a safety score of 37/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Haslingden?
- 31% of schools within 2 km of Haslingden are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Haslingden?
- Public-transport commute time from Haslingden to central London is approximately 242 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Haslingden different from the rest of Rossendale?
- Haslingden contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Haslingden rank in Rossendale?
- Haslingden scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Rossendale, see the Cities table on the Rossendale page.
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