South Ribble: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£329,737

Semi-detached

£212,986

Terraced

£165,881

Flat or maisonette

£114,342

First-time buyers

£191,046

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

  102,560 in 1991 → 116,113 in 2024 (+13.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £139,412 in 2005 → £213,267 in 2026 (+53.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £406 in 2008 → £635 in 2025 (+56.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.6% in 2004 → 85.4% in 2023 (+8.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,648 in 1997 → £22,788 in 2024 (+136.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Ribble; 30 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

• Employment rate · Economy & work85.4% (2023) · 19th highest of 348
• Productivity · Economy & work£54.1 per hour (2023) · 24th highest of 361
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work13.0% (2023) · 24th lowest of 348
• No qualifications · Education & skills2.8% (2023) · 22nd lowest of 293

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.3% (2021) · 332nd highest of 374
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access14 min (2019) · 234th lowest of 326
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing29.9% (2024/25) · 201st lowest of 296
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£22,788 (2024) · 235th highest of 361

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

• 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 South Ribble.

• 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