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This village in Lancashire, North West has a population of 2,073.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: 20.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is cost of living: the median home sold for £350,000, 8.5 years of area income. Hazard risk is higher than most: 19.7% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Great Eccleston has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Great Eccleston does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Great Eccleston is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Great Eccleston has its subject grades alone.
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Historic England lists them inside Great Eccleston’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Eccleston.
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below both Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 8% of households live in social housing. That is the middle of 100 standard sales inside Great Eccleston’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,000 | 65 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 24 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, just over three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 44 pupils attend Great Eccleston’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 44 | C− |
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.7% of the town. 14% are under 15, below both Lancashire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Great Eccleston: 52.3, the median. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Great Eccleston | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 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
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.
6% of commuters who live in Great Eccleston also work there. Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Lancashire’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 71% were violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 59 recorded crimes inside Great Eccleston’s built-up area, and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: there were 7.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Lancashire’s towns (23%) yet higher than England’s towns (16%). One scheduled monument lies in Great Eccleston.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; three in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Great Eccleston is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 6.3 miles away. Life expectancy here is 83.2 for women and 79.6 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Great Eccleston | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Eccleston | 2,073 | — | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Elswick | 1,047 | 1.2 | — | D | A− | C+ |
| Hambleton | 2,428 | 3.8 | — | C− | B | C |
| Wesham | 4,474 | 4.4 | C+ | B | C+ | C− |
| Stalmine | 1,193 | 4.6 | — | D | A− | C |
| Catterall | 2,800 | 4.7 | B | C− | B− | B |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 12,792 | 4.8 | B− | C− | C | B |
| Bonds | 1,237 | 5.1 | — | D | A+ | B− |
Elswick, Hambleton, Stalmine and Bonds have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
By type: terraced houses £235,000, semi-detached houses £210,000 and detached houses £395,000.
Village in Lancashire, England
Great Eccleston is a built-up area of 2,073 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
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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