Higher Walton

9°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 6° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · 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

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glazebury, 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

57 reported · August 2026▼ 23% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences31
• Anti-social behaviour13
• Burglary4
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Samlesbury & Walton · Lancashire

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

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)

202 food businesses within 2 miles

• 174 rated 4–5 ★ (160 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bamber Bridge (2.0 km)
• 20 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 (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (7.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

55 charging locations within ~8 km

• 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: South Ribble - Bamber Bridge CP (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches15
• Playgrounds9

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 10 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

Maya Ellis

Labour

Ribble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 28
• Con 16
• LD 5
• Ref 1

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés9

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

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 43% · Wind 32% · Gas 13% · Imports 11%

52 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 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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  All Saints Church, Higher Walton · 0.1 km

  All Saints Church is in Blackburn Road in the village of Higher Walton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackbur…

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  Higher Walton, Lancashire · 0.5 km

  Higher Walton is a village in South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is on the old road between Blackburn and Preston where it crosses the River Darwen. The road, at this point, is now part of the A675. Nearby places i…

• Walton-le-Dale High School · 1.1 km

  Walton-le-Dale High School, formerly known as Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School, is a secondary school near Preston, Lancashire, England.

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  Coupe Green · 1.4 km

  Coupe Green or Coup Green is a village in Lancashire, England. It is located on the A675 between Higher Walton and Hoghton. The village is in the borough of South Ribble and the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituenc…

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  Gregson Lane · 1.6 km

  Gregson Lane is a village in Lancashire, England. It is situated between Bamber Bridge, Higher Walton, Coupe Green and Brindle, and is within four miles of the city of Preston.

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  Cuerdale · 1.7 km

  Cuerdale is a civil parish in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It includes Cuerdale Hall and has no substantive settlements. It originated as a township in the parish of Blackburn, becoming a separate…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)