Langho’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Langho’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LanghoLancashire
A village of 1,723 in Lancashire, North West.
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Photo: Peter Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,723
Census 2021 · Ribble Valley council
Median home
£265K
91 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.1
31% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Langho a good place to live?
Langho has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 82.3 for men, 86.1 for women. Its weakest is walkability (D−): 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £265,000 in the last three years, 5.1 times what households in the Ribble Valley council area earn in a year.
What makes Langho stand out
The 3 things Langho does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 98%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Secondary results beat 36%. Department for Education.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Langho grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Langho is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →HealthAOpen →Cost of livingrent £818 a monthAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & income2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 98% of towns in England; secondary results beat 36% of towns in EnglandB+Open →SafetyBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors74% live within 400 m of a park; 7% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langho.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Langho: 31% are 65 or over, above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
13% are under 15, below Lancashire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. The middle age in Langho is 52.1. Degrees are held by 40% of adults.
52.1median age
LanghoLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Langho | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsB+
Results at Langho’s schools beat 71% of towns in England
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45, with 39% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Langho’s two primaries have 581 pupils between them.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 307 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
The car carries 93% of commuters in Langho, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
22% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Household income came to £56K a year before tax, about level with England’s towns (£55K) and above Lancashire’s towns (£48K). About 4% of its commuters stay in Langho for work. The town counts 0.9 jobs per working resident.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Train1%
Bus1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 3% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Just 4.2% of people in Langho say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Langho has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 83% of the town’s residents. Women here live to 86.1 on average and men to 82.3 (2019–23).
83%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Langho | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
82.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
HousingCost of living grade A
Few households rent privately in Langho: 7%, fewer than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 5% of households, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). 84% of households are owner-occupiers. The median sale, £265,000, comes from 91 standard sales inside Langho’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£265Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Langho£265K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 35 |
| Terraced | £166,000 | 11 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£818
average private rent a month, Ribble Valley council area
£2,374
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Langho’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up a fifth of the total, between Lancashire’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 6 for every 10,000 residents of Langho.
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
6
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Langho than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 17 per 1,000 residents a year
Police figures for Langho’s built-up area: 52 crimes and 9 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Per 1,000 residents, 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 7.9 reports per 1,000, about level with England’s towns (7.8) and below Lancashire’s towns (17.3).
17violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 36% 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 & sexual27
Vehicle crime8
Other theft5
Other crime4
Damage & arson3
Burglary3
Public order1
Weapons1
Anti-social9
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.
17
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
52
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Northcote Manor and 3 more in and around Langho
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Langho. Best known first.
Historic houseNorthcote Manorin town
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.9 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseMartholme4.1 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Northcote Manor: CillaLowe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ribchester Roman Museum: DIaNyf8q, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Langho
14pages on Langho
The big questions
SafetyB17 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £265K · rent £818 a monthHousing31 sold in 12 months · busiest street Whalley RoadSchoolsB+2 state schoolsHealthALife expectancy 82.3 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commuteB+44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Langho’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BillingtonOld LanghoWhalleyGreat HarwoodRishtonClayton-le-MoorsBarrowLangho
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langho | 1,723 | — | — | A | B | A |
| Billington | 1,743 | 1.5 | — | A | A | A− |
| Old Langho | 1,072 | 1.5 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
| Whalley | 3,411 | 2.1 | B | B− | C− | A− |
| Great Harwood | 11,022 | 2.2 | D | B | D | C− |
| Rishton | 6,653 | 2.8 | D | B | D | D |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 7,969 | 3.2 | D | B | D | D |
| Barrow | 1,388 | 3.3 | — | B | C | A |
Billington, Old Langho and Barrow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Langho
Does Langho flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Langho good?
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 98% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, trailing 64%. Langho has 2 state schools; places are handled by Lancashire council.
About Langho
Village in Lancashire, England
Langho is a built-up area of 1,723 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
- 1,723 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000791
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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