Midge Hall
Midge Hall is a village in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has one pharmacy, two restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Leyland, 3.4 km away. There were around 69 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Midge Hall area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Ribble area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 111,035 residents at roughly 981 people per km².
- Council
- South Ribble
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 82nd of 294 English council areas — better than 72% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 14° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:31
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom
Crime
62 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences29
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Other theft8
- Other crime3
Neighbourhood team: Moss Side · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Motorcycle Anti-social Behaviour
- Road Safety
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
202 reported road collisions (2024)
61 killed or seriously injured · 292 casualties · 18.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
212 food businesses within 2 miles
- 173 rated 4–5 ★ (164 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Leyland (3.4 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leyland (3.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£211,854 average▲ 4.7% YoY
Across South Ribble · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£800 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £559
- 2 bed £734
- 3 bed £885
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (8.9 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
52 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Leyland Leisure Centre Car Park, Leyland 2 (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- A Taste of Leyland food festival set to serve up a full-flavoured day out· 11 Sept 2026
- Major improvements to parking facilities at Worden Park· 8 Sept 2026
- South Ribble Borough Council hosts NFHW’s Health Mela· 28 Aug 2026
- Exciting new cultural events set for South Ribble following award up to £30,000· 19 Aug 2026
- South Ribble Borough Council expands offer to support low energy homes· 5 Aug 2026
Source: South Ribble Council
Population
111,035 residents in South Ribble · 981/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 210 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
58 schools · 17,116 pupils
39 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 17 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- All Hallows Catholic High SchoolOutstanding
- Penwortham Girls' High SchoolOutstanding
- Balshaw's Church of England High SchoolGood
- Penwortham Priory AcademyGood
- Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolRequires improvement
- Wellfield AcademyRequires improvement
- Academy@Worden
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School
- Lostock Hall Academy
- St Mary's Catholic High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Ribble
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes423
- GP practices184
- Dentists250
- Homecare agencies290
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
98.8% granted · 82 granted, 1 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mr Paul Foster
Labour
South Ribble
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 28
- Con 16
- LD 5
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens20
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,620 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £37,480 avg
e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Midge Hall – Flexible & Remote, Digital Print Artworker / Graphics Production Operative, Cleaning Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£728 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 40% · Wind 32% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%
45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Ribble:
- Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018459 local signatures · 5,854 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office352 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s349 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership342 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test303 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Midge Hall · 0.4 kmMidge Hall is a small village on the outskirts of Leyland in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England.
Midge Hall railway station · 0.6 kmMidge Hall railway station was located in Midge Hall, Leyland, closing to passengers in 1961, although the line still exists as the Ormskirk Branch Line.
Moss Side, South Ribble · 0.9 kmMoss Side is a suburban, semi-rural community on the western side of Leyland and ward in the South Ribble district, in the county of Lancashire, England. The growing suburb is adjacent to Bretherton, Ulnes Walton and…
Cocker Bar railway station · 1.6 kmCocker Bar railway station was located in what is still open country where Cocker Bar Road (B5248) crosses what is now the Ormskirk Branch Line.
Academy@Worden · 1.8 kmWorden Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Leyland, in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England.
Farington Moss · 2.1 kmFarington Moss is a village approximately two miles to the north of Leyland, Lancashire, England. It is a typical English village with one school and one church. To the northeast of the village runs the main west coas…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Midge Hall?
- Midge Hall is a town in Lancashire, England, in the South Ribble local authority.
- How deprived is Midge Hall?
- The South Ribble local authority, which includes Midge Hall, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.