Barrow (Ribble Valley)

5°CMist

• Today: 11° / 4° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:30

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 5.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

10 reported · August 2026▼ 52% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Wiswell & Barrow · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

97 reported road collisions (2025)

37 killed or seriously injured · 131 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

86 food businesses within 2 miles

• 80 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Whalley (1.7 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£284,529 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across Ribble Valley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£818 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £608
• 2 bed £772
• 3 bed £936

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

5.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,011 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: 168.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (11.5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: George Street (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Government Confirms Timetable for Local Government Reorganisation Review in Lancashire· 29 Oct 2026
• Ribble Valley Village Investment Opens New Chapter for Community· 21 Oct 2026
• Clitheroe Castle Bandstand Refurbishment Marches On· 21 Oct 2026
• Online Lesson Bookings System Launched Ahead of Reopening of Ribblesdale Pool· 16 Oct 2026
• Young People Help Shape the Future of Clitheroe Castle Grounds· 16 Oct 2026

Source: Ribble Valley Council

61,558 residents in Ribble Valley · 106/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,741
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,367
• Net moves+1,374

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 273 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,387 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 29,810)

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

45 schools · 12,467 pupils

32 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

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

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

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
• 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

133 applications decided

78.9% granted · 105 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jonathan Hinder

Labour

Pendle and Clitheroe

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 5
• Con 16
• LD 6
• Grn 2
• Ref 4
• Oth 7

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

• Schools2
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£833 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,041 disposable income per head (2024)

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

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 28,148 certificates

11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 47% · Wind 31% · Gas 15% · Imports 8%

58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

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

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

8 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BB7

• Whalley Site
• Whalley Medical Centre
• Pendleside Medical Pract

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Pendle and Clitheroe:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases217 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately180 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK160 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND150 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

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

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  Barrow, Lancashire · 0.3 km

  Barrow is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district in Lancashire, England, situated between Whalley and Clitheroe and bypassed by the A59. It has a primary school and two parks. The village is well ser…

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  Wiswell · 1.1 km

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  River Hodder · 1.2 km

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  Time and Tide Bell · 1.2 km

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  Whalley, Lancashire · 1.6 km

  Whalley is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large wooded hill over the river from the village. The population…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)