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Population 40,359: a large town in Lancashire, North West.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Its weakest is schools — primary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 17% of towns in England. Bamber Bridge grades C+ overall, better than 37% of UK towns, and ranks #32 of 65 in Lancashire. Crime runs high: 33.4 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 13.5 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 54%. Hazard risk is weaker too (D) — 3.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Prices are modest for what you get (A): homes sell for a median £195,000, about 3.9 times local household income. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Bamber Bridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bamber Bridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 37 buildings inside Bamber Bridge’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bamber Bridge. Best known first.
MuseumHarris Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHoghton Tower3.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBritish Commercial Vehicle Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire1.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAstley Hall3.4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bamber Bridge.
Social housing holds just over one in ten households. 14% rent privately, below Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Private rents average £803 a month across the South Ribble council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £294,747 | 614 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 798 |
| Terraced | £145,000 | 375 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | 82 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Between them, 13 primaries and three secondaries teach 5,406 pupils in Bamber Bridge. Lostock Hall Community Primary School’s results beat three quarters of schools in England like it. GCSE results at the town’s 3 secondary schools: 34% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 42. Three of its 18 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton-le-Dale Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 446 | B |
| Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 772 | C+ |
| Lostock Hall Community Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 422 | A− |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
There were 28.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Reported offences in Bamber Bridge came to 2,958 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 790. Of all the crimes, 47% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
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.
7 GP practices serve the town; 81% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Life expectancy here is 82 for women and 79.3 for men (2019–23). Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, between Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Bamber Bridge | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. For its size, Bamber Bridge has 9 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Lancashire’s towns (16) and England’s towns (39) alike. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £48K a year before tax, near Lancashire’s towns (£48K) and lower than England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 24% of resident commuters. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.9%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 make up 17%, below Lancashire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Bamber Bridge split evenly at 43.5: half are older, half younger. 30% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bamber Bridge | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
37 listed buildings in Bamber Bridge.
Crow Trees: Photo: Devadude2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane: Photo: Devadude2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lime Kiln Farmhouse: Photo: Gutsy123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yew Tree Inn: Photo: Phil and Juliette Platt · CC BY-SA 2.0
13 notable people were born in Bamber Bridge.
Ian McCulloch: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walter Crook: Ben Merk / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · George Woodcock: Moshe Pridan, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 40,359 | — | C+ | A | C | C |
| Higher Walton | 1,607 | 1.4 | — | A | B+ | B |
| Gregson Lane | 2,073 | 1.8 | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Farington Moss | 2,692 | 2.1 | B | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Coup Green | 1,208 | 2.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Leyland | 39,281 | 2.7 | C+ | A | C− | C− |
| Penwortham | 20,489 | 2.8 | A− | A− | B− | B− |
| Whittle-le-Woods | 4,388 | 3 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
Higher Walton, Gregson Lane and Coup Green have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £195,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £110,000, terraced houses £145,000, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £294,747.
Large town in Lancashire, England
Bamber Bridge is a built-up area of 40,359 people, in the South Ribble 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
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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