Bowgreave’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Bowgreave’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BowgreaveLancashire
In Lancashire, North West, this village has 613 residents.
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Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
613
Census 2021 · Wyre council
Median home
£375K
35 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.7
28% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bowgreave a good place to live?
Bowgreave is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over. Mortgage-free owners make up 47% of households.
What makes Bowgreave stand out
The 3 things Bowgreave does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
31% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bowgreave.
Who lives here
Bowgreave is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns
9.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Lancashire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The median resident of Bowgreave is 48.7 years old.
48.7median age
BowgreaveLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Bowgreave | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Bowgreave
The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 47% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 74% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garstang Community AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 750 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Bowgreave walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 12%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). 86% of commuters drove to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Bowgreave, 4% work in the town itself. The census counted just over a third of workers working mainly from home.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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
Bowgreave is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 6% of households, below both Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 9% of households rent from a council or housing body. 35 standard sales inside Bowgreave’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £375,000.
£375Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bowgreave£375K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £222,000 | 5 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£743
average private rent a month, Wyre council area
£2,442
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
Bowgreave records more violent crime per resident than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns, at 40.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 78% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Lancashire’s towns (9.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 40 offences were reported in Bowgreave, along with 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
40.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual31
Other crime3
Other theft2
Burglary2
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Anti-social12
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.
40.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
34.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
40
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 4.1% of people in Bowgreave say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Bowgreave is Royal Preston Hospital, 7.1 miles away. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. At the census, a fifth of people here had a disability, close to Lancashire’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (17%).
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bowgreave | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
All 2 of Bowgreave’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.
Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, close to Lancashire’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 33 for every 10,000 residents of Bowgreave.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
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 Bowgreave
13pages on Bowgreave
The big questions
Safety40.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £375K · rent £743 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Garstang RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.9 (men), 81.8 (women)Work & commute44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Bowgreave’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BondsCatterallGarstangBartonGreat EcclestonBroughtonElswickBowgreave
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowgreave | 613 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bonds | 1,237 | 0.5 | — | D | A+ | B− |
| Catterall | 2,800 | 0.7 | B | C− | B− | B |
| Garstang | 5,804 | 1.3 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Barton | 1,492 | 4.2 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Great Eccleston | 2,073 | 4.9 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Broughton | 2,468 | 5.6 | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Elswick | 1,047 | 5.9 | — | D | A− | C+ |
Bonds, Barton, Great Eccleston, Broughton and Elswick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bowgreave
Is Bowgreave expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £375,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £222,000, semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £380,000. Private rents in the Wyre council area averaged £743 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Bowgreave?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Bowgreave
Village in Lancashire, England
Bowgreave is a built-up area of 613 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
- 613 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wyre
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000680
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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