Neighbourhood · South Ribble · North West
Lower Penwortham North
South Ribble 005 · 3 sub-areas · 5,853 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (72/100)Watch-out: Retirees (55/100)Liveability 73/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Lower Penwortham North is a commuter neighbourhood within South Ribble — train into Manchester runs in around 55 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
73/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Lower Penwortham North?
A snapshot of Lower Penwortham North
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Lower Penwortham North in South Ribble
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Lower Penwortham North?
- The median monthly rent across Lower Penwortham North is £787.
- How safe is Lower Penwortham North?
- Lower Penwortham North 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- 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 16 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Lower Penwortham North?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Lower Penwortham North, of which 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1714 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Lower Penwortham North?
- The most common council tax band in Lower Penwortham North is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,080. Council tax is set by South Ribble council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Lower Penwortham North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Lower Penwortham North to central London is approximately 152 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- 100% of premises in Lower Penwortham North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Lower Penwortham North?
- Lower Penwortham North sits in IMD decile 6 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- 79% of households in Lower Penwortham North 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- The average property price across South Ribble (the local authority covering Lower Penwortham North) 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 Lower Penwortham North 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- Lower Penwortham North contains 3 local areas: South Ribble 005A, South Ribble 005B, South Ribble 005E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Lower Penwortham North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Lower Penwortham North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Lower Penwortham North 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 Lower Penwortham North a safe place to live?
- Lower Penwortham North has a safety score of 53/100. 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 Lower Penwortham North?
- 31% of schools within 2 km of Lower Penwortham North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Lower Penwortham North?
- Public-transport commute time from Lower Penwortham North to central London is approximately 152 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Lower Penwortham North different from the rest of South Ribble?
- Lower Penwortham North contains 3 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 Lower Penwortham North rank in South Ribble?
- Lower Penwortham North scores 73/100 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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