Electoral wardE05012002
Bowland ward, Ribble Valley
Bowland is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,473 residents in 607 households — 13 people per km², the 22nd 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 and Ribble Valley North East divisions.
Residents, 20211,473council ward average 2,368
Households6072.43 residents per household
Density13/ km²about 114.19 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+27.9%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.0% · 30
5–93.3% · 49
10–156.8% · 100
16–194.8% · 71
20–244.1% · 60
25–346.5% · 95
35–4914.0% · 206
50–6430.6% · 450
65–7415.3% · 225
75–848.6% · 126
85+4.0% · 59
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.9% · 30
1 car or van31.0% · 188
2 cars or vans38.7% · 235
3 or more25.4% · 154
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright47.1% · 286
With mortgage23.4% · 142
Shared ownership0.7% · 4
Social rented0.8% · 5
Private rented28.0% · 170
Type of home
Detached house56.0% · 340
Semi-detached house20.8% · 126
Terraced house21.1% · 128
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 2
Converted house0.7% · 4
Other conversion0.5% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012002- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Longridge with Bowland, Ribble Valley North East
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Bolton-by-BowlandEasingtonNewtonSawleySlaidburn
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlston & Hothersall23.2% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,726BBillington & Langho30.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned3,422BBrockhall & 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.