Coup Green’s story
No listed buildings inside Coup Green’s built-up area
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Coup GreenLancashire
It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over. This village in Lancashire, North West has a population of 1,208.
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Population
1,208
Census 2021 · South Ribble council
Median home
£250K
70 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.6
37% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Coup Green a good place to live?
Work and incomes are strong (A): households earn a mean £50,611 a year, and 1.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £249,975, 5.1 times what households in the South Ribble council area earn in a year. Its weakest subject is schools: primary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 7% of towns in England. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Coup Green has its subject grades alone.
What makes Coup Green stand out
The 3 things Coup Green does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
37% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
66% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Coup Green grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coup Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Coup Green has its subject grades alone.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 20% of towns in England; secondary results beat 7% of towns in EnglandDOpen →Jobs & incomeNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC−Open →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA−Open →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 79.7 for men, 86.6 for womenB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors70% live within 400 m of a park; 0.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life3.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coup Green.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Coup Green, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.4% of the town. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Coup Green split evenly at 57.6: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
57.6median age
Coup GreenLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Coup Green | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsD
Coup Green’s schools fall behind 91% of towns in England on results
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 39.2, and 28% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. 55% of pupils at the 12 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
DSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupe Green Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 154 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
Most of Coup Green is newer: only 8% of homes were built before 1919, below Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Coup Green’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
8%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Fewer commuters in Coup Green walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 9%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Coup Green, 1% work in the town itself. Nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 22%, below both Lancashire’s towns (49%) and England’s towns (45%). Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 16% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Coup Green records less burglary and damage per resident than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns, at 4.1 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime comes to 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Coup Green’s built-up area: 45 crimes and 6 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6.4 reports per 1,000, below both Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 53% of the total.
16.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 67% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual24
Public order6
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Vehicle crime3
Burglary2
Shoplifting1
Drugs1
Anti-social6
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.
16.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
45
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.
HousingCost of living grade A−
Most households in Coup Green own their home: 93%, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
6% of households rent privately. Private rents average £805 a month across the South Ribble council area. 70 standard sales inside Coup Green’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £249,975.
£250Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Coup Green£250K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £286,500 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £203,500 | 32 |
93%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£805
average private rent a month, South Ribble council area
£2,430
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Just 3.7% of people in Coup Green say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Coup Green has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away. Men in Coup Green can expect to live to 79.7, women to 86.6 (2019–23). 17% of residents in Coup Green live with a disability.
82%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Coup Green | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
79.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.6
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Harris Museum and 7 more in and around Coup Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coup Green. Best known first.
MuseumHarris Museum4.7 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHoghton Tower2.7 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseSamlesbury Hall4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseum of Lancashire4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDuke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Coup Green
14pages on Coup Green
The big questions
SafetyA−16.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £250K · rent £805 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hoghton LaneSchoolsD1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 79.7 (men), 86.6 (women)Work & commuteA43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Coup Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Gregson LaneHigher WaltonBamber BridgePrestonWhittle-le-WoodsMyerscough SmithyGrimsarghCoup Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coup Green | 1,208 | — | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Gregson Lane | 2,073 | 0.7 | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Higher Walton | 1,607 | 1 | — | A | B+ | B |
| Bamber Bridge | 40,359 | 2.2 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Preston | 94,502 | 3.6 | C− | B+ | D− | D |
| Whittle-le-Woods | 4,388 | 4 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
| Myerscough Smithy | 2,409 | 4.1 | — | A | A | A |
| Grimsargh | 2,594 | 4.2 | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
Gregson Lane, Higher Walton and Myerscough Smithy have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Coup Green
Are schools in Coup Green good?
GCSE results trail 93% of towns in England, and primary results trail 80% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lancashire council.
About Coup Green
Village in Lancashire, England
Coup Green is a built-up area of 1,208 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
- Population
- 1,208 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Ribble
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000876
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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