Chatburn’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Chatburn’s built-up area.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ChatburnLancashire
A village of 1,125 in Lancashire, North West.
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Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,125
Census 2021 · Ribble Valley council
Median home
£233K
53 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.9
25% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Chatburn a good place to live?
Chatburn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £232,500, 4.5 years of area income; rent £818 a month. Its weakest is walkability (C): 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
What makes Chatburn stand out
The 3 things Chatburn does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Chatburn grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chatburn is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingAOpen →HealthA−Open →SafetyB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 51% of towns in England; secondary results beat 82% of towns in EnglandB+Open →WalkabilityCOpen →Jobs & income2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →Hazard risk0.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 59% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chatburn.
HousingCost of living grade A
Most households in Chatburn own their home: 71%, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
10% live in social housing, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). 53 standard sales inside Chatburn’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £232,500. The private rented sector houses nearly a fifth of households.
£233Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Chatburn£233K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £636,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £197,475 | 32 |
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
19%
rent privately · England 21%
£818
average private rent a month, Ribble Valley council area
£2,389
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsB+
Chatburn’s schools outperform 71% of towns in England on results
The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 57% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 51.2. 62% of pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatburn Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 132 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Few people in Chatburn are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Chatburn by age and the one in the middle is 49.9. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
49.9median age
ChatburnLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Chatburn | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Chatburn than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.5% of residents
The nearest A&E to Chatburn is Royal Blackburn Hospital, 11.8 miles away. Life expectancy here is 85.7 for women and 81.9 for men (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Chatburn: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away.
82%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Chatburn | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
81.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Chatburn than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13.9 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 46% of the total. Reported offences in Chatburn came to 24 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 11. Also worth knowing: there were 10.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), between Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
13.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 55% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Other theft7
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social11
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.
13.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Chatburn is a driving town: 86% of commuters go by car, above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £59K a year before tax, above both Lancashire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K). For 43% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Chatburn, 8% work in the town itself. The town counts 0.7 jobs per working resident.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
43%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 34% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Old homes shape Chatburn: 57% were built before 1919, 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.
Grade II covers all 6 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Of Chatburn’s land, 24% lies in conservation areas, above both Lancashire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (7%). Listed buildings per head: 53 for every 10,000 residents of the town.
6listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
57%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
53
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 Chatburn
14pages on Chatburn
The big questions
SafetyB+13.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £233K · rent £818 a monthHousing21 sold in 12 months · busiest street Downham RoadSchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 81.9 (men), 85.7 (women)Work & commuteB43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Chatburn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ClitheroeWaddingtonBarrowSabdenWhalleyFenceReadChatburn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatburn | 1,125 | — | — | A | B+ | A− |
| Clitheroe | 16,626 | 2.3 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Waddington | 1,005 | 2.5 | — | B− | A+ | A |
| Barrow | 1,388 | 4.2 | — | B | C | A |
| Sabden | 1,582 | 4.2 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Whalley | 3,411 | 5.4 | B | B− | C− | A− |
| Fence | 1,585 | 5.5 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Read | 2,049 | 5.9 | — | A− | A | A |
Waddington, Barrow, Sabden, Fence and Read have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Chatburn
How many listed buildings are there in Chatburn?
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Chatburn safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B+.
About Chatburn
Village in Lancashire, England
Chatburn is a built-up area of 1,125 people, in the Ribble Valley 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
- 1,125 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000677
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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