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Electoral wardE05012016
Ribchester ward, Ribble Valley
Ribchester is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,528 residents in 675 households — 165 people per km², the 20th 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, 20211,528council ward average 2,368
Households6752.26 residents per household
Density165/ km²about 9.26 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+27.4%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 70
5–94.6% · 71
10–155.9% · 90
16–193.7% · 57
20–243.8% · 58
25–349.1% · 139
35–4915.4% · 235
50–6425.4% · 388
65–7414.3% · 219
75–849.4% · 144
85+3.7% · 56
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.5% · 64
1 car or van36.9% · 249
2 cars or vans38.2% · 258
3 or more15.4% · 104
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright51.0% · 344
With mortgage28.1% · 190
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented8.1% · 55
Private rented12.1% · 82
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house28.2% · 190
Semi-detached house27.9% · 188
Terraced house35.8% · 241
Purpose-built flat6.2% · 42
Converted house0.6% · 4
Other conversion0.4% · 3
Above shop / office0.7% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012016- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Longridge with Bowland
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Ribchester
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% owned1,663MMellor30.2% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned2,748WWaddington, 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.