Clitheroe South

Ribble Valley · North West · population 9,248 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,055 of 6,856 in England
  • #232 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 8 in Ribble Valley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,978
Median age (est.)43
Density3,528per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Clitheroe South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,055 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 8 in Ribble Valley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Living environment (49). Typical homes here sold for about £210,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 144 sales), 26% below the wider Ribble Valley median of £283,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #168 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £33,255 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 60 · #2,740
Employment 57 · #2,953
Education 73 · #1,869
Health 54 · #3,158
Crime 64 · #2,432
Housing & access 92 · #560
Living environment 49 · #3,494

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=144
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,000144+6.6%0.0%
Detached£372,50024+4.9%+27.6%
Semi-detached£237,00046+0.9%+20.9%
Terraced£171,00067+1.9%+24.6%
Flat£123,0007-5.4%+11.3%
This area£210,000
Ribble Valley£283,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,255±£4,638 · #5,587 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,374
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 410 offences
Ribble Valley41
North West82
England83

Rank #1,622 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences226
Theft49
Burglary19
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons26
Drugs7
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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