Electoral wardE05012014
Mellor ward, Ribble Valley
Mellor is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,748 residents in 1,245 households — 147 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Ribble Valley South West division.
Residents, 20212,748council ward average 2,368
Households1,2452.21 residents per household
Density147/ km²about 18.73 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+30.2%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 88
5–94.3% · 117
10–156.5% · 179
16–193.2% · 89
20–243.6% · 99
25–347.9% · 216
35–4914.4% · 397
50–6426.7% · 734
65–7415.2% · 418
75–8411.5% · 316
85+3.5% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 101
1 car or van39.4% · 491
2 cars or vans34.5% · 430
3 or more18.0% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright54.7% · 681
With mortgage28.5% · 354
Shared ownership1.6% · 20
Social rented5.4% · 67
Private rented9.8% · 122
Type of home
Detached house43.7% · 545
Semi-detached house29.8% · 371
Terraced house22.1% · 275
Purpose-built flat3.0% · 38
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.7% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012014- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Ribble Valley South West
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BalderstoneMellorOsbaldeston
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% owned1,630DDerby & 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% owned1,663RRibchester27.4% 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.