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The village has 940 residents and lies in Lancashire, North West.
Hurst Green is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Pre-1919 homes make up 57% of the housing. One resident in 4 is 15 to 24. 44% of adults are qualified to degree level.
The 3 things Hurst Green does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hurst Green’s built-up area.
57% 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 Hurst Green.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. The middle age in Hurst Green is 27.9.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hurst Green | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 24% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green’s results beat 92% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school. At the one primary school within 3 km, 80% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst GreenLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 110 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: a quarter of resident commuters. Hurst Green counts 1.8 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 31%, below both Lancashire’s towns (49%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 80% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
6% live in social housing, below Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how a quarter of households live. Owners make up 66% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £550,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 55% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 4.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (9.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Over the year to August 2026, 11 offences were reported in Hurst Green, along with 3 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
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.
At the census, 2.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 90% of Hurst Green’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 3 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Hurst Green | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 20% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them, Grade I 3. Hurst Green’s listed buildings include Stonyhurst College, Church of St Peter (RC), Grade I. Of the town’s 35 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 3 and Grade II* 3.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hurst Green. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseNorthcote Manor3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst Green | 940 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Langho | 1,072 | 1.2 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
| Whalley | 3,411 | 2.5 | B | B− | C− | A− |
| Billington | 1,743 | 2.6 | — | A | A | A− |
| Langho | 1,723 | 2.6 | — | A | B | A |
| Barrow | 1,388 | 3 | — | B | C | A |
| Clitheroe | 16,626 | 3.9 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Waddington | 1,005 | 4.2 | — | B− | A+ | A |
Old Langho, Billington, Langho, Barrow and Waddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Stonyhurst College, Church of St Peter (RC).
By type: terraced houses £325,000 and detached houses £550,000. Private rents in the Ribble Valley council area averaged £818 a month in August 2026.
Village in Lancashire, England
Hurst Green is a built-up area of 940 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
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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