Electoral wardE05012017
Sabden ward, Ribble Valley
Sabden is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,583 residents in 714 households — 160 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency; for county elections it is in the Ribble Valley North East division.
Residents, 20211,583council ward average 2,368
Households7142.22 residents per household
Density160/ km²about 9.92 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+22.4%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 81
5–94.4% · 70
10–156.6% · 105
16–193.5% · 55
20–244.3% · 68
25–3411.8% · 186
35–4916.8% · 265
50–6425.2% · 398
65–7412.6% · 200
75–847.9% · 125
85+1.8% · 29
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 66
1 car or van43.1% · 308
2 cars or vans35.3% · 252
3 or more12.3% · 88
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright38.4% · 274
With mortgage34.6% · 247
Shared ownership1.5% · 11
Social rented11.8% · 84
Private rented13.7% · 98
Type of home
Detached house19.8% · 141
Semi-detached house19.7% · 140
Terraced house49.6% · 353
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 39
Other conversion0.8% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 3
Caravan, mobile4.2% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012017- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Ribble Valley North East
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Sabden
Other wards in the same constituency
CChatburn23.8% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned1,325EEast Whalley, Read & Simonstone26.5% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned2,654EEdisford & Low Moor21.0% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,591LLittlemoor25.9% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned3,214PPrimrose16.6% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned3,767SSalthill18.1% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned3,548SSt Mary's27.9% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,020WWhalley & Painter Wood30.5% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,999WWiswell & Barrow21.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,246
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.