Ribble Valley, in numbers

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Ribble Valley local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

8.4% to 28%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.4% in Wilpshire & Ramsgreave to 28% in Bowland — a gap of 19.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	8.4%	112	1,341
Brockhall & Dinckley	8.7%	49	565
Billington & Langho	9.6%	149	1,547
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	9.8%	66	676
Mellor	9.8%	122	1,244
Edisford & Low Moor	9.9%	145	1,470
Whalley Nethertown	10.2%	55	537
Wiswell & Barrow	10.9%	106	975
Ribchester	12.1%	82	675
West Bradford & Grindleton	12.2%	89	731
Whalley & Painter Wood	12.3%	176	1,427
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	12.9%	146	1,130
Littlemoor	13%	194	1,487
Sabden	13.7%	98	714
Dilworth	14.7%	177	1,206
Alston & Hothersall	15.8%	181	1,142
St Mary's	16.1%	231	1,433
Primrose	17.1%	290	1,694
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	18.6%	127	683
Gisburn & Rimington	18.8%	111	592
Chipping	19.1%	117	611
Derby & Thornley	21.5%	328	1,527
Salthill	24.5%	391	1,596
Chatburn	25.5%	149	584
Hurst Green & Whitewell	26%	143	551
Bowland	28%	170	607

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.8% to 5.6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.8% in Brockhall & Dinckley to 5.6% in Derby & Thornley — a gap of 3.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brockhall & Dinckley	1.8%	29	1,602
Whalley Nethertown	1.8%	28	1,514
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	2.5%	83	3,366
Gisburn & Rimington	2.5%	36	1,441
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	2.6%	43	1,629
Hurst Green & Whitewell	2.7%	45	1,664
West Bradford & Grindleton	3%	49	1,657
Wiswell & Barrow	3%	67	2,246
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	3.2%	84	2,654
Chipping	3.4%	48	1,412
Ribchester	3.5%	53	1,529
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	3.5%	51	1,440
Mellor	3.7%	101	2,748
Whalley & Painter Wood	3.8%	113	2,999
Alston & Hothersall	3.8%	103	2,727
Bowland	3.9%	58	1,475
Dilworth	4%	110	2,783
Salthill	4%	142	3,548
Primrose	4.1%	155	3,765
Chatburn	4.1%	55	1,327
Billington & Langho	4.2%	143	3,423
Sabden	4.4%	69	1,583
St Mary's	4.5%	135	3,019
Edisford & Low Moor	4.6%	166	3,591
Littlemoor	5.5%	177	3,213
Derby & Thornley	5.6%	181	3,211

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People aged 65 or over

11.8% to 33.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.8% in Whalley Nethertown to 33.1% in Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton — a gap of 21.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Whalley Nethertown	11.8%	178	1,512
Brockhall & Dinckley	12.8%	205	1,601
Primrose	16.6%	626	3,766
Hurst Green & Whitewell	17.1%	285	1,664
Salthill	18.1%	643	3,548
Edisford & Low Moor	21%	753	3,591
Wiswell & Barrow	21.1%	474	2,245
Sabden	22.4%	354	1,582
Gisburn & Rimington	22.4%	323	1,440
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	22.9%	771	3,364
Alston & Hothersall	23.2%	632	2,727
Chipping	23.8%	337	1,415
Chatburn	23.8%	315	1,322
Derby & Thornley	25%	803	3,211
Dilworth	25.2%	700	2,783
Littlemoor	25.9%	832	3,212
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	26.5%	703	2,655
Ribchester	27.4%	419	1,527
St Mary's	27.9%	841	3,018
Bowland	27.9%	410	1,471
West Bradford & Grindleton	29.3%	485	1,657
Billington & Langho	30.2%	1,032	3,422
Mellor	30.2%	829	2,748
Whalley & Painter Wood	30.5%	914	3,000
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	31%	505	1,629
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	33.1%	478	1,443

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.4% to 19.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.4% in Whalley Nethertown to 19.8% in Derby & Thornley — a gap of 12.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Whalley Nethertown	7.4%	87	1,170
Brockhall & Dinckley	7.5%	94	1,259
Wiswell & Barrow	9.5%	176	1,861
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	9.9%	223	2,248
Whalley & Painter Wood	10.3%	266	2,589
Hurst Green & Whitewell	10.7%	137	1,281
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	11%	309	2,815
West Bradford & Grindleton	11.5%	164	1,427
Mellor	12%	283	2,364
Sabden	12.2%	163	1,331
Gisburn & Rimington	12.3%	149	1,213
Ribchester	12.4%	160	1,294
Chatburn	13.3%	147	1,108
Salthill	13.9%	404	2,911
Alston & Hothersall	14.1%	319	2,270
Primrose	14.1%	437	3,102
Dilworth	14.1%	330	2,335
Edisford & Low Moor	14.4%	408	2,842
Bowland	14.4%	186	1,294
Billington & Langho	14.5%	428	2,960
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	14.7%	205	1,396
St Mary's	14.8%	377	2,546
Chipping	14.8%	181	1,220
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	15.3%	193	1,261
Littlemoor	16.7%	447	2,675
Derby & Thornley	19.8%	530	2,682

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.4% to 47.6%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 29.4% in Derby & Thornley to 47.6% in Whalley Nethertown — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Derby & Thornley	29.4%	788	2,682
Alston & Hothersall	33.6%	762	2,270
Primrose	35.2%	1,093	3,102
Littlemoor	35.6%	953	2,675
Salthill	36.1%	1,051	2,911
Edisford & Low Moor	36.2%	1,030	2,842
Chatburn	37.3%	413	1,108
Billington & Langho	37.7%	1,117	2,960
Gisburn & Rimington	38.4%	466	1,213
Dilworth	38.7%	903	2,335
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	38.9%	491	1,261
Bowland	39.1%	506	1,294
West Bradford & Grindleton	39.5%	563	1,427
Sabden	40.4%	538	1,331
Chipping	40.7%	497	1,220
St Mary's	42%	1,069	2,546
Ribchester	42.4%	549	1,294
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	43.1%	602	1,396
Hurst Green & Whitewell	43.6%	558	1,281
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	44.1%	991	2,248
Brockhall & Dinckley	44.7%	563	1,259
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	45.3%	1,276	2,815
Whalley & Painter Wood	45.4%	1,175	2,589
Wiswell & Barrow	45.8%	852	1,861
Mellor	46.1%	1,090	2,364
Whalley Nethertown	47.6%	557	1,170

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

5% to 17.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 5% in Brockhall & Dinckley to 17.5% in Derby & Thornley — a gap of 12.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brockhall & Dinckley	5%	28	565
Whalley Nethertown	5.6%	30	538
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	6.3%	84	1,343
Wiswell & Barrow	7.4%	72	975
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	7.8%	88	1,131
Hurst Green & Whitewell	8%	44	551
Gisburn & Rimington	8.3%	49	590
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	8.5%	58	683
Whalley & Painter Wood	8.6%	123	1,424
West Bradford & Grindleton	9.4%	69	731
Dilworth	9.4%	114	1,207
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	9.6%	65	676
Bowland	9.8%	59	605
Chipping	10.3%	63	612
Billington & Langho	10.5%	162	1,548
Mellor	10.5%	131	1,245
Alston & Hothersall	10.6%	122	1,147
Ribchester	11.1%	75	675
Chatburn	11.2%	65	582
Sabden	11.8%	84	714
Edisford & Low Moor	12.6%	185	1,472
St Mary's	13.3%	190	1,432
Salthill	13.5%	215	1,598
Littlemoor	15.1%	225	1,488
Primrose	15.2%	258	1,696
Derby & Thornley	17.5%	267	1,528

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

0.8% to 17.7%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 0.8% in Bowland to 17.7% in Littlemoor — a gap of 16.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bowland	0.8%	5	607
Wilpshire & Ramsgreave	1%	13	1,341
Brockhall & Dinckley	1.1%	6	565
East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	2.5%	28	1,130
Alston & Hothersall	3.6%	41	1,142
Dilworth	3.7%	45	1,206
Hurst Green & Whitewell	3.8%	21	551
Whalley Nethertown	3.9%	21	537
West Bradford & Grindleton	4.1%	30	731
Gisburn & Rimington	4.4%	26	592
Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	5.2%	35	676
Mellor	5.4%	67	1,244
Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	6.1%	42	683
Billington & Langho	6.9%	107	1,547
Wiswell & Barrow	7.5%	73	975
Ribchester	8.1%	55	675
Salthill	8.8%	140	1,596
Whalley & Painter Wood	8.8%	126	1,427
Chatburn	8.9%	52	584
Chipping	10.1%	62	611
St Mary's	11.1%	159	1,433
Sabden	11.8%	84	714
Derby & Thornley	12.2%	187	1,527
Primrose	12.3%	209	1,694
Edisford & Low Moor	17.3%	255	1,470
Littlemoor	17.7%	263	1,487

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26 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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