Lower Penwortham North

South Ribble · North West · population 5,735 · 3 LSOAs

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

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,486 of 6,856 in England
  • #280 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 17 in South Ribble
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,679
Median age (est.)44
Density2,892per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 7%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 30% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Lower Penwortham North is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,486 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 17 in South Ribble. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Living environment (29). Typical homes here sold for about £186,750 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 86 sales), 15% below 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, #174 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,325 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 47 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 · #2,706
Employment 52 · #3,316
Education 79 · #1,410
Health 51 · #3,357
Crime 45 · #3,789
Housing & access 93 · #471
Living environment 29 · #4,879

House prices ?

£186,750median (12m) · +3.8% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£186,75086+3.8%+19.3%
Detached£322,50018+13.5%+34.4%
Semi-detached£190,00043+3.8%+21.4%
Terraced£154,85022+11.8%+28.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£186,750
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)£36,325±£5,118 · #4,592 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,481
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 269 offences
South Ribble59
North West82
England83

Rank #1,866 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences148
Theft22
Burglary12
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons17
Drugs5
Robbery3
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 126 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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