Whitewell & Stacksteads
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Whitewell & Stacksteads at a glance
- House prices
- £161,500
- Lower prices8th percentile
- Schools
- 51st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 76.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle41st percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle44th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Whitewell & Stacksteads a good place to live?
Whitewell & Stacksteads may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England, crime is around the national middle range and schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rossendale below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Whitewell & Stacksteads
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 76.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Whitewell & Stacksteads
House prices
- Median sale price
- £161,500
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 69 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Whitewell & Stacksteads
Schools
51st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Whitewell & Stacksteads
Flood risk
4.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.6% of the area. That is the 44th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Whitewell & Stacksteads
Transport
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Whitewell & Stacksteads a good place to live?
Whitewell & Stacksteads may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England, crime is around the national middle range and schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Whitewell & Stacksteads safe?
Whitewell & Stacksteads ranks in the 41st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Whitewell & Stacksteads?
The median sale price was £161,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 8th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Whitewell & Stacksteads?
Schools rank in the 51st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Whitewell & Stacksteads?
Nearby public profiles include Whitworth in Rossendale and Haslingden in Rossendale.
