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Whalley Nethertown · Ribble Valley

Whalley Nethertown: your neighbourhood

Whalley Nethertown electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 11.8% here, compared with 24.1% across Ribble Valley (12.3 percentage points lower).

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

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: 47.6% here, compared with 39.7% across Ribble Valley (7.9 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: 7.4% here, compared with 13.2% across Ribble Valley (5.8 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

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

178 out of 1,512.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

28 out of 1,514.

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People counted in the census

1,513

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,513 out of 1,513.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.6%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

557 out of 1,170.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

29.2%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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

157 out of 538.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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

30 out of 538.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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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

362 out of 1,167.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

67.1%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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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

783 out of 1,167.

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

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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

64 out of 1,167.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.4%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

87 out of 1,170.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

55 out of 537.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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

204 out of 1,167.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

21 out of 537.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Whalley Nethertown

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

22 out of 1,167.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Whalley Nethertown ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

159 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 94 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whalley Nethertown 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: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · Whalley Nethertown
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024134
October 2024101
November 202433
December 202461
January 2025123
February 202532
March 202561
April 202553
May 202590
June 202593
July 2025102
August 202580
September 2025211
October 2025101
November 202590
December 2025204
January 2026221
February 2026110
March 202670
April 2026123
May 2026151
June 202690
July 202691
August 2026142
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whalley Nethertown
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime115
public order14
criminal damage arson10
burglary6
other theft6
other crime4
vehicle crime2
drugs1
possession of weapons1
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.

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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 →