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Electoral wardE05012000
Alston & Hothersall ward, Ribble Valley
Alston & Hothersall is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,726 residents in 1,146 households — 224 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Longridge with Bowland division.
Residents, 20212,726council ward average 2,368
Households1,1462.38 residents per household
Density224/ km²about 12.17 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+23.2%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 137
5–94.5% · 123
10–157.2% · 196
16–193.9% · 105
20–245.7% · 155
25–3411.1% · 304
35–4916.4% · 448
50–6423.0% · 627
65–7413.4% · 366
75–847.5% · 204
85+2.3% · 62
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.9% · 114
1 car or van41.8% · 479
2 cars or vans33.8% · 387
3 or more14.5% · 166
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright46.3% · 529
With mortgage33.7% · 385
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented3.6% · 41
Private rented15.8% · 181
Type of home
Detached house33.4% · 383
Semi-detached house35.6% · 408
Terraced house26.9% · 309
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 31
Converted house0.7% · 8
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012000- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Longridge with Bowland
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 26
Parishes in the ward
HothersallLongridge
Other wards in the same constituency
BBillington & Langho30.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned3,422BBowland27.9% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned1,473BBrockhall & Dinckley12.8% aged 65+ · 90.3% owned1,601CChipping23.8% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned1,412CClayton-le-Dale & Salesbury31.0% aged 65+ · 83.9% owned1,630DDerby & Thornley25.0% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,211DDilworth25.2% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned2,783GGisburn & Rimington22.4% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned1,439HHurst Green & Whitewell17.1% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned1,663MMellor30.2% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned2,748RRibchester27.4% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned1,528WWaddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton33.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned1,443WWest Bradford & Grindleton29.3% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned1,657WWhalley Nethertown11.8% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned1,513
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.