East Lancashire’s six district council areas had more than 14,500 empty homes in 2021, exacerbating the housing crisis. Town Hall officials have been working to address the issue in the last three years.
East Lancashire ’s six district council areas had more than 14,500 empty homes in 2021. Figures culled from the UK national census in May that year show the scale of the problem as the housing crisis deepened with many people – especially the young – unable to afford a home of their own. Across Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale there were 14,520 out of 243,255 homes standing empty- six per cent of the total.
Town Hall officials have been busy trying to get more of the properties occupied in the last three years. The 2021 Census figures show that in the Blackburn with Darwen borough there were 62,230 homes, 3,505 of which are standing empty – 5.6 per cent. The worst area covered the Witton, Mill Hill and Hollin Bank Middle Super Output Area where 8.9 per cent of homes were empty (460 of 5,160) READ MORE: In Burnley, there were 41,950 homes, 2,080 of which are empty – five per cent. The worst area was Bank Hall and Fulledge at 7.5 per cent (230 of 3,065 homes). In Hyndburn out of 37,200 homes, 2,420 were empty –
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