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Electoral wardE05012007

Derby & Thornley ward, Ribble Valley

Derby & Thornley is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,211 residents in 1,527 households — 232 people per km², the 7th 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, 20213,211council ward average 2,368
Households1,5272.1 residents per household
Density232/ km²about 13.83 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+25.0%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 173
5–94.7% · 152
10–156.3% · 202
16–193.2% · 102
20–245.2% · 166
25–3413.1% · 420
35–4916.1% · 518
50–6421.0% · 675
65–7412.3% · 395
75–848.8% · 281
85+4.0% · 127

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.8% · 317
1 car or van45.2% · 690
2 cars or vans24.8% · 379
3 or more9.2% · 141
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.

Owned outright38.0% · 580
With mortgage27.3% · 417
Shared ownership1.0% · 15
Social rented12.2% · 187
Private rented21.5% · 328

Type of home

Detached house18.5% · 282
Semi-detached house25.3% · 386
Terraced house40.2% · 614
Purpose-built flat11.5% · 175
Converted house1.2% · 18
Other conversion1.1% · 17
Above shop / office2.2% · 33
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012007
County division
Longridge with Bowland
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Region
North West
Density rank in council
11 of 26

Parishes in the ward

LongridgeThornley-with-Wheatley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlston & Hothersall23.2% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,726BBillington & 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% owned1,630DDilworth25.2% 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

All 26 wards of Ribble Valley

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.