Bilsborrow’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Bilsborrow’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BilsborrowLancashire
A village of 679 in Lancashire, North West. One resident in 2 is 15 to 24.
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Photo: David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
679
Census 2021 · Wyre council
Median age
21
14% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
17%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bilsborrow a good place to live?
Bilsborrow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Bilsborrow stand out
The 3 things Bilsborrow does most differently from other towns.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 2 is 15 to 24
55% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lancashire 29%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bilsborrow.
Who lives here
A young town: 55% of people in Bilsborrow are 15 to 24, more than in both Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%), and the under-15s are 6% of the population here. Ages in Bilsborrow split evenly at 21: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 17% of adults.
21median age
BilsborrowLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
55%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar29%
Degree level17%
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Bilsborrow is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
| Bilsborrow | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 55% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 9.1% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 29% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Bilsborrow
There is one school here; it is shown below. Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 73% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 84 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Bilsborrow work nearby than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 24% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 78% of commuters drove, near Lancashire’s towns (78%) and higher than England’s towns (70%). Of the commuters living in Bilsborrow, 11% work in the town itself. There are 3.4 jobs in Bilsborrow for each resident in work.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving78%
On foot13%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
Train1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
22%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
More households in Bilsborrow live in social housing than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 28%
Households that own their home make up 54%. 16% rent privately, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £743 a month across the Wyre council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bilsborrow£0K
Typical UK town£277K
54%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£743
average private rent a month, Wyre council area
£2,477
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
Violence is recorded more often in Bilsborrow than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 42.2 per 1,000 residents a year
There were 27 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. 51 crimes and 13 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Bilsborrow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
42.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual28
Other theft8
Damage & arson3
Other crime3
Public order2
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Drugs1
Anti-social13
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.
42.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
27
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
51
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
Bad health is less common in Bilsborrow than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.5% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Bilsborrow: the nearest practice is 3.2 miles away. 83% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 18% of people locally.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bilsborrow | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
All 4 of Bilsborrow’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Bilsborrow counts 59 listed buildings, above both Lancashire’s towns (15) and England’s towns (39). Before 1919: that is when nearly a fifth of homes were built.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
59
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bilsborrow
11pages on Bilsborrow
The big questions
Bilsborrow’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CatterallBartonBondsBroughtonGarstangGoosnarghGreat EcclestonBilsborrow
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow | 679 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Catterall | 2,800 | 1.7 | B | C− | B− | B |
| Barton | 1,492 | 2 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Bonds | 1,237 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | B− |
| Broughton | 2,468 | 3.4 | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Garstang | 5,804 | 3.7 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Goosnargh | 1,892 | 4.3 | — | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Great Eccleston | 2,073 | 4.5 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
Barton, Bonds, Broughton, Goosnargh and Great Eccleston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bilsborrow
How many listed buildings are there in Bilsborrow?
That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Bilsborrow?
Band D council tax in Bilsborrow is £2,477 for 2026–27, more than in 58% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Bilsborrow
Village in Lancashire, England
Bilsborrow is a built-up area of 679 people, in the Wyre 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
- 679 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wyre
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000718
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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