South Ribble

9°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 7° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:30

9h 12m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

191 reported road collisions (2025)

56 killed or seriously injured · 278 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

344 food businesses within 2 miles

• 293 rated 4–5 ★ (285 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lostock Hall (0.4 km)
• 36 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£212,563 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across South Ribble · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£805 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £562
• 2 bed £738
• 3 bed £890

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,784 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• South Ribble to come together for Remembrance Sunday· 2 Nov 2026
• South Ribble has the lowest fuel poverty rate in the North West with council committed to supporting residents with the cost of living· 29 Oct 2026
• Leyland prepares for a very 'Merry' Christmas as star is revealed for the Christmas light switch on!· 20 Oct 2026
• Leyland town centre regeneration scheme reaches major construction milestone· 19 Oct 2026
• A South Ribble event hits a high note as finalist for prestigious tourism award!· 28 Sept 2026

Source: South Ribble Council

111,035 residents in South Ribble · 981/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,938
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,404
• Net moves+1,534

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 227 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,443 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 52,430)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

58 schools · 17,116 pupils

39 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 17 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

53 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Ribble

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

103 applications decided

95.1% granted · 98 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Paul Foster

Labour

South Ribble

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 28
• Con 16
• LD 5
• Ref 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£728 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,788 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,113 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 44% · Wind 34% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

13 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in PR5

• The Ryan Medical Centre
• Roslea Surgery
• Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Ribble:

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018530 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth234 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills166 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately152 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases146 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05