Is South Ribble a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Ribble, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,679 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Ribble, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,679 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in South Ribble sold for £213,267 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. Across South Ribble, police record 76 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of South Ribble, the nearest primary school is Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Lostock Hall Academy, 1.1 mi away, about a 23 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Lostock Hall Medical Ctr., 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
Lostock Hall station is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across South Ribble, police record 76 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in South Ribble sold for £213,267 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £329,737, semi-detached £212,986, terraced £165,881, flats £114,342. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Lostock Hall Academy, 1.1 mi away, about a 23 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Lostock Hall is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £50,652 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.