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East Whalley, Read & Simonstone · Ribble Valley

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone: your neighbourhood

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 8% across Ribble Valley (5.6 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 44.1% here, compared with 39.7% across Ribble Valley (4.3 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 9.9% here, compared with 13.2% across Ribble Valley (3.3 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.5%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

703 out of 2,655.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.2%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

84 out of 2,654.

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People counted in the census

2,654

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,654 out of 2,654.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

44.1%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

991 out of 2,248.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

418 out of 1,131.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.8%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

88 out of 1,131.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

921 out of 2,247.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.2%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,308 out of 2,247.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.9%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

42 out of 2,247.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.9%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

223 out of 2,248.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

146 out of 1,130.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.4%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

705 out of 2,247.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

28 out of 1,130.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

0.8%

21 March 2021 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

18 out of 2,247.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for East Whalley, Read & Simonstone ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

90 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 87 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202462
October 202453
November 202480
December 202453
January 202553
February 202550
March 202564
April 202564
May 202595
June 202591
July 2025113
August 2025121
September 202573
October 2025121
November 2025101
December 2025101
January 202664
February 202650
March 202671
April 202663
May 202656
June 2026101
July 202642
August 202680
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · East Whalley, Read & Simonstone
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
criminal damage arson13
burglary12
other theft11
vehicle crime4
drugs4
public order3
other crime2
shoplifting1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ribble Valley →