Broughton’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Broughton’s built-up area.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BroughtonLancashire
A village of 2,468 in Lancashire, North West.
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Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,468
Census 2021 · Preston council
Median home
£332K
462 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.8
22% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
45%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Broughton a good place to live?
Broughton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 84% of towns in England; secondary results beat 86% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £331,500, 7.2 years of area income; rent £790 a month.
What makes Broughton stand out
The 3 things Broughton 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%)
43% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lancashire 29%.
How Broughton grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Broughton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 84% of towns in England; secondary results beat 86% of towns in EnglandAOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →Jobs & incomeA−Open →SafetyC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 79.5 for men, 85.1 for womenB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →WalkabilityC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryCOpen →Outdoors45% live within 400 m of a park; 1.7 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broughton.
SchoolsA
Broughton’s schools outperform 89% of towns in England on results
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Its two schools are listed below. Secondary results at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 53, with 57% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
ASchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 378 | A+ |
| Broughton High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 932 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade C−
Private renting is less common in Broughton than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
Owners make up 87% of households. 5% live in social housing, below Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £331,500: 462 standard sales inside Broughton’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£332Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Broughton£332K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £372,475 | 326 |
| Semi-detached | £244,000 | 91 |
| Terraced | £160,800 | 44 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£790
average private rent a month, Preston council area
£2,598
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
Broughton records more burglary and damage per resident than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns, at 20.4 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime runs at 31.1 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 217 crimes and 46 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Broughton’s built-up area. There were 22.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Of all the crimes, 48% were violence and sexual offences.
31.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 9% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual104
Damage & arson25
Other theft21
Burglary18
Vehicle crime16
Other crime11
Public order9
Drugs7
Anti-social46
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.
31.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
20.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
217
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.
Who lives here
More people in Broughton hold a degree than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 45%
Residents of Broughton have a median age of 42.8. Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Lancashire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
42.8median age
BroughtonLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level45%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Broughton | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
History
11 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Lancashire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them. Relative to its size, Broughton keeps 45 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
11listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St John the Baptist Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
4%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
45
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Broughton than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.6% of residents
87% of people in Broughton rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.5 miles off.
87%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Broughton | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 20% | 17% |
79.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Household income in Broughton, £68K a year, runs above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
12% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
43%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 36% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston and 4 more in and around Broughton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Broughton. Best known first.
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston3.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumHarris Museum4.4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumLancashire Infantry Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumDuke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancashire Infantry Museum: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broughton
15pages on Broughton
The big questions
SafetyC−31.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £332K · rent £790 a monthHousing92 sold in 12 months · busiest street Farm Meadow DriveSchoolsA2 state schoolsHealthB+Life expectancy 79.5 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commuteA−46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Broughton
7 notable people were born in Broughton.
A
Alfred TegginEnglish rugby union player and cricketer (1860-1941)E
Emily UnderdownBritish writer · 1863–1947J
James TowersEnglish soldier (1897–1977); recipient of the Victoria CrossPhoto credits
Elizabeth Wallwork: Published in Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 7 March 1934, p.33; photographic studio Green and Hahn, Public domain · Frederic Newton Gisborne: Canadian Illustrated News, vol.VIII, no. 7, 101. Reproduced from Library and Archives Canada's website Images in the News: Canadian Illustrated News., Public domain · Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway: James Tissot, Public domain
Broughton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BartonGoosnarghFulwoodCottamPrestonGrimsarghLongridgeBroughton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | 2,468 | — | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Barton | 1,492 | 1.5 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Goosnargh | 1,892 | 1.8 | — | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Fulwood | 34,693 | 2 | B | B− | C | C |
| Cottam | 5,507 | 2.6 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Preston | 94,502 | 3.2 | C− | B+ | D− | D |
| Grimsargh | 2,594 | 3.5 | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Longridge | 8,739 | 4.7 | A− | A | C | C+ |
Barton and Goosnargh have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Broughton
Are schools in Broughton good?
GCSE results beat 86% of towns in England, and primary results beat 84% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Broughton has 2 state schools; places are handled by Lancashire council.
About Broughton
Village in Lancashire, England
Broughton is a built-up area of 2,468 people, in the Preston 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
- 2,468 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Preston
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000785
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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