Goosnargh

6°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:33

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

20 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Public order4
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Preston Rural East · Lancashire

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

346 reported road collisions (2025)

115 killed or seriously injured · 453 casualties · 23.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

39 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Preston (7.8 km)
• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£188,103 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Preston · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£790 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY

• 1 bed £579
• 2 bed £731
• 3 bed £859

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

5.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.0 times median annual pay (4.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,930 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 (4.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (4.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

30 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: ICUEVE900236 (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

147,836 residents in Preston · 1,039/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,816
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,788
• Net moves+1,028

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

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 57 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,576 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (44% of 70,350)

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

81 schools · 21,954 pupils

52 primary · 10 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Preston

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
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

146 applications decided

91.1% granted · 133 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Maya Ellis

Labour

Ribble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 22
• Con 3
• LD 14
• Grn 2
• Ref 5
• Oth 2

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens34
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£722 median full-time weekly pay

4.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,616 disposable income per head (2024)

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

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,503 certificates

12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

70% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 41% · Wind 27% · Gas 21% · Imports 10%

85 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77 yrs men

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

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.4
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in PR3

• Garstang Medical Practice
• Berry Lane Medical Centre
• Great Eccleston Hlth Ctr

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018404 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth246 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK203 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills158 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Goosnargh · 0.3 km

  Goosnargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston district of Lancashire, England.

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  St Mary's Church, Goosnargh · 0.5 km

  The Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in Goosnargh, a village north of Preston in Lancashire, England. The church dates from the Middle Ages; it was enlarged in the 16th century and restored twice in…

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  Chingle Hall · 0.7 km

  Chingle Hall is a grade II listed manor house in the township of Whittingham near Preston, England.

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  Whittingham Hospital · 1.0 km

  Whittingham Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Whittingham, near Preston, Lancashire, England. The hospital opened in 1873 as the Fourth Lancashire County Asylum and grew to be the largest mental hos…

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  Whittingham, Lancashire · 1.0 km

  Whittingham is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The parish measures 4 miles (6 km) east-to-west, from the outskirts of Longridge to the outskirts of Broughton, but only 1 mile (1½ km) north-…

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  Haighton · 1.6 km

  Haighton is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a rural area north east of the urban city of Preston, beyond Fulwood and Brookfield.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)