Longton & Walmer Bridge

South Ribble · North West · population 8,399 · 5 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #533 of 6,856 in England
  • #62 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 17 in South Ribble
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,316
Median age (est.)51
Density304per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above33%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 4%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 71% · No religion 24% · Hindu 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Longton & Walmer Bridge is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #533 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 17 in South Ribble. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (93) and lowest on Housing & access (39). Typical homes here sold for about £270,750 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 110 sales), 23% above the wider South Ribble median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #182 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,985 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 90 · #697
Employment 87 · #903
Education 89 · #745
Health 79 · #1,438
Crime 93 · #485
Housing & access 39 · #4,200
Living environment 75 · #1,719

House prices ?

£270,750median (12m) · +11.0% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£270,750110+11.0%+12.9%
Detached£399,97550+14.3%+27.0%
Semi-detached£230,00051+9.5%+21.4%
Terraced£170,0007-5.6%+3.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£270,750
South Ribble£220,000
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)£37,985±£5,323 · #4,045 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,006
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 203 offences
South Ribble59
North West82
England83

Rank #139 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences107
Theft24
Burglary13
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons16
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 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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