Ribble Valley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£447,957

Semi-detached

£278,891

Terraced

£202,379

Flat or maisonette

£157,918

First-time buyers

£223,472

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  51,789 in 1991 → 65,794 in 2024 (+27.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £193,478 in 2005 → £285,610 in 2026 (+47.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £414 in 2008 → £677 in 2025 (+63.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.0% in 2004 → 79.3% in 2023 (+4.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.8% in 2001 → 1.6% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,967 in 1997 → £30,041 in 2024 (+100.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Ribble Valley; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Claimant count · Economy & work1.6% (2025) · 5th lowest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.4% (2020 to 2024) · 7th lowest of 373
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills83.2% (2023) · 13th highest of 348
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 19th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment16.1 t per person (2024) · 353rd lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access95.6% (January 2026) · 348th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access58% (May 2024) · 246th highest of 318
• Business births · Economy & work9.2% (2024) · 272nd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Ribble Valley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.3 years · England 61.3 · 78th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)354.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 88th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.5% · England 10.4 · 59th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Ribble Valley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.1% · England 68.3 · 139th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.9% · England 19.8 · 112th lowest of 153