With constant development of new housing estates and apartments, Burscough's population has recently grown rapidly. Further recent planned large developments at Yew Tree Farm, coupled with the long-term shortage of sewer capacity which causes widespread sewer flooding, along with regular severe traffic congestion on the A59/A5209 resulted in a parish poll being called by residents, in which more than 96% of the voters opposed the additional development on greenbelt farmland. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish stood at 9,182.