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A town of 2,594 in Lancashire, North West.
Grimsargh grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 39% of UK towns, and #30 of 65 in Lancashire. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A): mean household income £60,691; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 3.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £330,000 in the last three years, 7.2 times what households in the Preston council area earn in a year.
The 2 things Grimsargh 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 Grimsargh is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Grimsargh’s built-up area.
10% 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 Grimsargh.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
One in ten homes were built before 1919. Grimsargh has 4 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (16) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Below is its only school. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 12 primary schools within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 218 | A− |
Renting privately is how 11% of households live. Social housing holds 3% of households, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Only one of the 65 towns in Lancashire costs more to buy into than Grimsargh, whose median sale is £330,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £377,497 | 136 |
| Semi-detached | £228,000 | 57 |
| Terraced | £223,500 | 19 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2% of commuters who live in Grimsargh also work there. The car took 89% of commuters, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). For just over a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Grimsargh: the nearest practice is 2 miles away. At the census, 88% of people in Grimsargh called their health good or very good, above both Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 13% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Grimsargh | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
There were 14.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than Lancashire’s towns (17.3) yet higher than England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 120 offences in Grimsargh and 25 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 65% of the crimes.
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.
40% of adults hold a degree, above both Lancashire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. The median resident of Grimsargh is 42.9 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Grimsargh | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Grimsargh. Best known first.
Historic houseSamlesbury Hall4.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumLancashire Infantry Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteF35 Lightning II (replica)4 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteLightning XS921 (replica)4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsargh | 2,594 | — | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Goosnargh | 1,892 | 2.2 | — | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Longridge | 8,739 | 2.3 | A− | A | C | C+ |
| Broughton | 2,468 | 3.5 | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Preston | 94,502 | 3.5 | C− | B+ | D− | D |
| Fulwood | 34,693 | 3.8 | B | B− | C | C |
| Coup Green | 1,208 | 4.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Higher Walton | 1,607 | 4.2 | — | A | B+ | B |
Goosnargh, Broughton, Coup Green and Higher Walton 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.
Band D council tax in Grimsargh is £2,607 for 2026–27, more than in 87% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
GCSE results beat 60% of towns in England, and primary results trail 79% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lancashire council.
Town in Lancashire, England
Grimsargh is a built-up area of 2,594 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
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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