Osbaldeston

7°CSunny

• Today: 10° / 5° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

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

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

6 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Vehicle crime1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Mellor · 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)

41 food businesses within 2 miles

• 36 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ramsgreave and Wilpshire (3.9 km)
• 1 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: 151.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (11.5 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Mellor Village Hall (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds2

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
• 8 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

Maya Ellis

Labour

Ribble Valley

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)

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised · £52,312 avg

e.g. Veterinary Nurse - Part Time, Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend, Animal Care Assistant - Weekend

Source: Adzuna

£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

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 52% · Wind 23% · Imports 13% · Gas 9%

39 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

18 GP surgeries · 17 pharmacies in BB2

• Witton Medical Centre
• St Georges Surgery
• Redlam Surgery

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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  Osbaldeston · 0.2 km

  Osbaldeston is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, about 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) north-west of Blackburn and 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Preston. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 censu…

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  Mellor, Lancashire · 0.5 km

  Mellor is a village situated in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the census of 2021 was 2,174.

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  Mellor Brook · 0.8 km

  Mellor Brook is a village which straddles the borders of the Boroughs of Ribble Valley and South Ribble in Lancashire, England. The village population at the 2011 census was 2,467.

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  St Mary's Church, Mellor · 0.9 km

  St Mary's Church is in Church Lane, Mellor, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in…

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  Balderstone, Lancashire · 1.5 km

  Balderstone is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The population of the Civil Parish taken at the 2021 census was 402.

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  St Leonard's Church, Balderstone · 1.6 km

  St Leonard's Church is in the village of Balderstone, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is r…

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