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Electoral wardE05012023

Whalley Nethertown ward, Ribble Valley

Whalley Nethertown is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,513 residents in 537 households — 877 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Ribble Valley North East division.

Residents, 20211,513council ward average 2,368
Households5372.82 residents per household
Density877/ km²about 1.73 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+11.8%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 22.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 82
5–96.5% · 98
10–1510.7% · 162
16–195.2% · 78
20–244.0% · 61
25–348.5% · 128
35–4923.3% · 352
50–6424.7% · 373
65–746.8% · 103
75–843.7% · 56
85+1.3% · 19

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van3.9% · 21
1 car or van31.5% · 169
2 cars or vans45.8% · 246
3 or more18.8% · 101
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.9% · 182
With mortgage49.7% · 267
Shared ownership2.2% · 12
Social rented3.9% · 21
Private rented10.2% · 55

Type of home

Detached house54.2% · 291
Semi-detached house19.2% · 103
Terraced house19.9% · 107
Purpose-built flat6.3% · 34
Converted house0.4% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012023
County division
Ribble Valley North East
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Region
North West
Density rank in council
7 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Whalley

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% owned2,748RRibchester27.4% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned1,528WWaddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton33.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned1,443WWest Bradford & Grindleton29.3% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned1,657

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.