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Howick & Priory · South Ribble

Howick & Priory: your neighbourhood

Howick & Priory electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.6% here, compared with 32% across South Ribble (8.6 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 10% across South Ribble (8.2 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.4% here, compared with 14.6% across South Ribble (5.2 percentage points lower).

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

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

25.3%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,831 out of 7,232.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

262 out of 7,230.

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People counted in the census

7,230

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,230 out of 7,230.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.6%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,425 out of 5,974.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.4%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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

1,273 out of 3,075.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.4%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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

288 out of 3,075.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.1%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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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

2,394 out of 5,966.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.3%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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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

3,480 out of 5,966.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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

114 out of 5,966.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

643 out of 5,974.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

246 out of 3,074.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.9%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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

1,905 out of 5,966.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

66 out of 3,074.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Howick & Priory

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

92 out of 5,966.

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Crime and safety

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

145 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 133 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Howick & Priory 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Howick & Priory
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024157
October 2024154
November 2024151
December 202487
January 202555
February 2025125
March 2025116
April 2025125
May 2025154
June 2025124
July 202565
August 2025710
September 2025910
October 2025196
November 2025177
December 2025104
January 2026110
February 202695
March 202693
April 202631
May 2026142
June 2026149
July 2026183
August 2026123
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Howick & Priory
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime86
vehicle crime13
criminal damage arson12
other theft12
burglary8
other crime5
public order5
possession of weapons2
shoplifting2
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 South Ribble →