Placetrics
City · North West

Living in South Ribble

17 neighbourhoods · 70 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
0.67× nat.
33% below nat. avg · 67.6 / 1k / yr · #181 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
60 min
#125 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.46
#118 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£787/mo
+5.4% YoY · #60 of 314 cities
Council tax
£181/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in South Ribble

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

17 neighbourhoods · 70 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Bamber Bridge West£681+5.4%9147
Leyland North£682+5.4%9128
Lower Penwortham South£693+5.4%9033
Lostock Hall£698+5.4%9576
Bamber Bridge East£716+5.4%8312
Leyland South West£731+5.4%8522
Walton-le-Dale£740+5.4%9277
Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village£759+5.4%9678
Farington£761+5.4%9658
Lower Penwortham North£776+5.4%7353
Seven Stars£783+5.4%8520
Gregson Lane & Coupe Green£795+5.4%8775
Moss Side£831+5.4%7778
Penwortham South£833+5.4%9372
Penwortham North£876+5.4%9490
Longton & Walmer Bridge£908+5.4%6890
New Longton & Hutton£977+5.4%6291

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in South Ribble

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in South Ribble. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.Bamber Bridge West£681/mo
  2. 2.Leyland North£682/mo
  3. 3.Lower Penwortham South£693/mo
  4. 4.Lostock Hall£698/mo
  5. 5.Bamber Bridge East£716/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village96/100
  2. 2.Farington96/100
  3. 3.Lostock Hall95/100
  4. 4.Penwortham North94/100
  5. 5.Penwortham South93/100
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across South Ribble.

Avg rent
£787/mo
#60 of 314 cities
Sale price
£206,650
+1.6% YoY
Yrs to deposit
3.3 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£549/mo
2 bed£722/mo
3 bed£869/mo
4 bed£1,245/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£319,839
Semi-detached£207,680
Terraced£161,280
Flat£112,327
Affordability
Price-to-earnings6.5×
Rent / take-home29%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£2,171/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,125/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in South Ribble

Crime in South Ribble runs at 33% below the national average. Below median (#181 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 67.6, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr
67.6
#181 of 318 cities
Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area
All crime categories
incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low
Violent & sexual offences
23.4
Anti-social behaviour
21.2
Criminal damage & arson
5.5
Other theft
3.8
Shoplifting
2.9
Public order
2.6
Vehicle crime
2.0
Burglary
2.0
Other crime
1.8
Drugs
1.3
Bicycle theft
1.0
Possession of weapons
0.8
Robbery
0.8
Theft from the person
0.7
Safest neighbourhoods in South Ribble
by safety score (higher = safer)
New Longton & Hutton91/100
Longton & Walmer Bridge90/100
Penwortham North90/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in South Ribble

100% of schools serving South Ribble are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Good w/in 2 km
32%
#217 of 318 cities
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Good100%
Outstanding (count)0
Good (count)1
Requires improvement0
Inadequate0
Best neighbourhoods for schools in South Ribble
by school score
Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village96/100
Penwortham South95/100
Penwortham North94/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in South Ribble

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

To Manchester
60 min
Median across local areas
To Liverpool
67 min
Median across local areas
To Leeds
120 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
Manchester
60 min
Liverpool
67 min
Leeds
120 min
Sheffield
133 min
Birmingham
134 min
London
159 min
Glasgow
168 min
Edinburgh
172 min
Bristol
268 min
Cardiff
270 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car60%Public2%Active6%WFH29%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in South Ribble
by transport score
Leyland North97/100
Bamber Bridge East92/100
Bamber Bridge West90/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from South Ribble

South Ribble has 0.46 jobs per resident locally. Above median

Jobs per resident
0.46
#118 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
-9.5%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs7 min
PT — 100 jobs7 min
Drive — 500 jobs8 min
PT — 500 jobs15 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs11 min
PT — 5,000 jobs21 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Retail & hospitality
21.8%
Manufacturing
13.2%
Health & social care
11.8%
Construction
9.4%
Education
7.5%
Professional & business svcs
5.7%
Tech & ICT
2.0%
Finance & insurance
0.5%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about South Ribble

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in South Ribble?
The median monthly rent across South Ribble is £787, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in South Ribble?
The cheapest neighbourhood in South Ribble by estimated median rent is Bamber Bridge West at approximately £681/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in South Ribble?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in South Ribble is Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village at 96/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is South Ribble a safe area?
South Ribble has an average safety score of 57/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in South Ribble?
The most common council tax band in South Ribble is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £254. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within South Ribble.
What is the average salary in South Ribble?
The median annual resident salary in South Ribble is £32,740, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in South Ribble, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in South Ribble?
The average property price in South Ribble is approximately £207,577 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in South Ribble?
Gross rental yield in South Ribble is approximately 4.1% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in South Ribble?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.3 years in South Ribble. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in South Ribble?
100% of premises in South Ribble are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in South Ribble?
2.5% of 16-64 residents in South Ribble are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in South Ribble?
South Ribble contains 17 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 70 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
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All sub-areas in South Ribble

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.