Woodplumpton

17°CCloudy

• Today: 22° / 14° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

16 reported · July 2026▲ 60% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Preston Rural North · Lancashire

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

343 reported road collisions (2024)

96 killed or seriously injured · 465 casualties · 23.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

97 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Salwick (4.7 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£187,709 average▲ 12.4% YoY

Across Preston · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£788 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

• 1 bed £578
• 2 bed £729
• 3 bed £856

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (3.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (6.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Ancient Oak (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds3

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)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 46 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

68inspected 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 homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

129 applications decided

94.6% granted · 122 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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
• Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,015 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

6 jobs advertised

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

£722 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% 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

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 41% · Wind 35% · Gas 11% · Imports 10%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office445 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s377 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018374 local signatures · 5,854 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership296 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test262 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06