Aughton’s story
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Aughton’s built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AughtonLancashire
A village of 285 in Lancashire, North West. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Population
285
Census 2021 · West Lancashire council
Median home
£712K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
56.5
39% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Aughton a good place to live?
Aughton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Aughton stand out
The 3 things Aughton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Michael; 7.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aughton.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Aughton: just 16% travel under 5 km, below Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
94% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Households had £58K a year before tax, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
Train5%
Bicycle2%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
A home in Aughton sells for £712K, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Private renters make up 7% of households, below both Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 4% of households live in social housing. Owners make up nearly nine in ten households.
£712Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Aughton£712K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £855,000 | 9 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£805
average private rent a month, West Lancashire council area
£2,459
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Aughton harder than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 16.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Lancashire’s towns (24.4) and England’s towns (22). 17 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Aughton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
12.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Burglary3
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social1
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
12.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Just 3.5% of people in Aughton say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Aughton: the nearest is 0.7 miles off. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 17% of the town’s population.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Aughton | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
80.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Aughton is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Aughton counts 5 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Michael, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 175 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 29% of the total, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%).
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II4
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Michael Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
175
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Aughton skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 10% of residents. At 56.5, the median resident of Aughton sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 46% of adults, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%).
56.5median age
AughtonLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
39%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Aughton | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Aughton
12pages on Aughton
The big questions
Safety12.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £712K · rent £805 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.6 (men), 84.1 (women)Work & commute56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Aughton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LydiateOrmskirkMaghullAintreeKirkbyBurscoughBootleAughton
Questions about Aughton
Is Aughton expensive to live in?
Private rents in the West Lancashire council area averaged £805 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Aughton?
That is 7.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael.
About Aughton
Village in Lancashire, England
Aughton is a built-up area of 285 people, in the West Lancashire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 285 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001188
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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