What's the median rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

The median monthly rent across Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is £787.

How well-connected is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 34 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

There are 6 schools within 2 km of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green, of which 20% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6087 m away.

What is the council tax band in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

The most common council tax band in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,303. Council tax is set by South Ribble council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to central London is approximately 172 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

100% of premises in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.

What's the tenure mix in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

84% of households in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.

What is the average property price in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

The average property price across South Ribble (the local authority covering Gregson Lane & Coupe Green) is approximately £207,577, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.46 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,740.)

Which local areas are part of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green contains 4 local areas: South Ribble 002D, South Ribble 002A, South Ribble 002B, South Ribble 002C.

What is the average rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

The estimated median monthly rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is £787. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green a safe place to live?

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green has a safety score of 75/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

20% of schools within 2 km of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

Public-transport commute time from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to central London is approximately 172 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green different from the rest of South Ribble?

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Gregson Lane & Coupe Green rank in South Ribble?

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green scores 87/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Ribble, see the Cities table on the South Ribble page.

Neighbourhood · South Ribble · North West

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

South Ribble 002 · 4 sub-areas · 6,165 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (75/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (56/100)Liveability 87/100 · Top quartile

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is a mid-density neighbourhood of South Ribble in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.

Median rent

£787+5.4%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

53.4

Top quartile

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

75 min

Direct to Manchester

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

20%

6 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

87/100

Top quartile

Population

6,165

4 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

A snapshot of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £787 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green in South Ribble

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £787 a month — 28% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band A.

Median rentCouncil area

£787/mo

Up 5.4% on last year

−£313 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£979/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,303/yr · £192/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

3.5 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−30% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £722/mo · £361/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£549/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£722/mo£361/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£869/mo£290/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,245/mo£311/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£651/mo

Terraced house£815/mo

Semi-detached£832/mo

Detached house£1,053/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

35%

of take-home

£787/mo per person · take-home £2,258/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

16%

of take-home

£361/mo per person · take-home £2,258/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

13%

of take-home

£290/mo per person · take-home £2,258/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

17%

of take-home

£394/mo per person · take-home £2,258/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,197/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£227,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£207,5771.6% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,197/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)3.8%

Years to save 10% deposit3.5 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,443/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,443/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,303/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B2%

Households in fuel poverty9.9%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

Safety scores 75/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 47% below the national average (53.4 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

53.4

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 7 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

75/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

8/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

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.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

21.3 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

17.8 /1k

Public order

1.9 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.9 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.1 /1k

Burglary

1.5 /1k

Other theft

3.1 /1k

Shoplifting

1.2 /1k

Drugs

1.2 /1k

Theft from the person

0.7 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.8 /1k

Robbery

0.7 /1k

Bicycle theft

1.9 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

Moderate transport links — 48/100; nearest rail station is Bamber Bridge at around 2735 m; 12 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Manchester is reachable in 75 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

48/100

Below median

Best hub commute

75 min

Direct to Manchester

WFH share

29%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Bamber Bridge

2.7 km walk · 75 min to Manchester

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Manchester in 75 min

Londonapprox

172 min

Manchesterapprox

75 min

Birminghamapprox

147 min

Leeds

128 min

Liverpoolapprox

81 min

Bristolapprox

278 min

Sheffieldapprox

143 min

Edinburghapprox

185 min

Glasgowapprox

181 min

Cardiffapprox

280 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)29% work from home

Drive63%Public transport1%Walk / cycle5%Work from home29%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

6 schools within a 2 km radius; around 20% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

26/100

Below median

Schools within 2 km

1 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

20%

Of all schools within 2 km

−50.4 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

6.1 km

Nearest Good: Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School (1.5 km)

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School	Voluntary Controlled School	Requires improvement	1.1 km
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School	Academy Converter	Good	1.5 km
Walton-Le-Dale High School	Academy Sponsor Led	Requires improvement	2.5 km
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale	Voluntary Aided School	Good	3.0 km
Clayton Brook Primary School	Community School	Good	3.7 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs1≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds1≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)12≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)12≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

59/100

Mixed

Schools (20% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

59/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

75/100

Great fit

Liveability 87/100, safety 75/100 and median rent at £787/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

56/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

56/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

61/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is thin (12% PRS), 31% of households are single-person, though transit access is patchy.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: older population (27% aged 65+), high owner-occupation (84%).

Age profile

Under 1816%18–3414%35–4917%50–6424%65+27%

Tenure

Owned84%Private rent12%Social rent5%

Households

One person31%Couple with children18%Lone parent8%Other4%

Property types

Flat5%Terraced10%Semi-detached39%Detached33%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 6/100

Ethnic group

White97%Asian1%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born97%Born outside UK3%

Religion

Christian68%Muslim1%No religion24%Other1%

Education and health33% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)33.0%−0.5 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications15.7%

Self-rated good or very good health81.7%

Self-rated bad or very bad health4.0%

Disabled (Equality Act)17.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.46 jobs per resident); median resident salary £32,740/year; 2.5% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£32,740/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

3.6%

ONS ILO method — 60% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

57,000

0.46 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 3.6% · 60% economically active · 40% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 3.6% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed58%Unemployed2%Inactive40%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 2.5% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

11.8%

Retail & hospitality

21.8%

Education

7.5%

Manufacturing

13.2%

Professional

5.7%

Construction

9.4%

Tech & ICT

2.0%

Finance

0.5%

Net commute flow: +50,536 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

4 sub-areas and 153 postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
South Ribble 002D	£787	95	77	58	View →
South Ribble 002A	£787	82	73	57	View →
South Ribble 002B	£787	92	95	40	View →
South Ribble 002C	£787	1	23	27	View →

Postcodes covered

In South Ribble 002C

BB2 7FT BB2 7HN BB2 7NS BB2 7NT BB2 7NX BB2 7PQ BB2 7PT BB2 7PU BB2 7PY PR5 0AF PR5 0RA PR5 0RB PR5 0RE PR5 0RH PR5 0RJ PR5 0RL PR5 0RN PR5 0RP PR5 0RQ PR5 0SS PR5 0TY PR5 0UA PR5 0UB PR5 0UD PR5 0UE PR5 0UF PR5 0UG PR5 0UH PR5 0UJ PR5 0UL PR5 0UN PR5 0UP PR5 0UQ PR5 0UR PR5 0US PR5 0UT PR5 0UU PR5 0UW PR5 0UX PR5 0UY PR5 0UZ PR5 0XA PR5 0XB PR5 0XD PR5 0XG

In South Ribble 002A

PR5 0AA PR5 0AB PR5 0AD PR5 0AE PR5 0AN PR5 0AP PR5 0AR PR5 0AS PR5 0AT PR5 0AU PR5 0AX PR5 0AY PR5 0BA PR5 0BB PR5 0BD PR5 0BE PR5 0BH PR5 0BX PR5 0DP PR5 0DT PR5 0DU PR5 0DX PR5 0DY PR5 0EA PR5 0EB PR5 0EE PR5 0FB PR5 0FD PR5 0FE PR5 0FH PR5 0JJ PR5 0JU PR5 0JW PR5 0JX PR5 0JY PR5 6YR

In South Ribble 002B

PR5 0AH PR5 0AJ PR5 0AL PR5 0EJ PR5 0EL PR5 0EN PR5 0EP PR5 0HH PR5 0HJ PR5 0HQ PR5 0JE PR5 0JH PR5 0JL PR5 0JN PR5 0JP PR5 0JQ PR5 0JR PR5 0JS PR5 0JT PR5 0LA PR5 0LB PR5 0LD PR5 0LG PR5 0LN PR5 0LP PR5 0LQ PR5 0LR PR5 0LS PR5 0LT PR5 0LU PR5 0LX PR5 0LY PR5 0PA PR5 4EH PR5 4EL

In South Ribble 002D

PR5 0LE PR5 0LH PR5 0LJ PR5 0LL PR5 4BS PR5 4DA PR5 4DB PR5 4DD PR5 4DE PR5 4DH PR5 4DJ PR5 4DL PR5 4DN PR5 4DP PR5 4DR PR5 4DS PR5 4DT PR5 4DU PR5 4DW PR5 4DX PR5 4DY PR5 4DZ PR5 4EA PR5 4EB PR5 4ED PR5 4EE PR5 4EF PR5 4EG PR5 4EN PR5 4EQ PR5 4ER PR5 4ET PR5 4FE PR5 4HU PR5 4HW PR5 6YE PR5 6ZA

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: The median monthly rent across Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is £787.
How safe is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 34 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: There are 6 schools within 2 km of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green, of which 20% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6087 m away.
What is the council tax band in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: The most common council tax band in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,303. Council tax is set by South Ribble council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to central London is approximately 172 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: 100% of premises in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
What's the tenure mix in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: 84% of households in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
What is the average property price in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: The average property price across South Ribble (the local authority covering Gregson Lane & Coupe Green) is approximately £207,577, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.46 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,740.)
Which local areas are part of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green contains 4 local areas: South Ribble 002D, South Ribble 002A, South Ribble 002B, South Ribble 002C.

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Frequently asked about Gregson Lane & Coupe Green

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What is the average rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: The estimated median monthly rent in Gregson Lane & Coupe Green is £787. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green a safe place to live?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green has a safety score of 75/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: 20% of schools within 2 km of Gregson Lane & Coupe Green are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green?: Public-transport commute time from Gregson Lane & Coupe Green to central London is approximately 172 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Gregson Lane & Coupe Green different from the rest of South Ribble?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Gregson Lane & Coupe Green rank in South Ribble?: Gregson Lane & Coupe Green scores 87/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Ribble, see the Cities table on the South Ribble page.

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