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8,739 people live in this town in Lancashire, North West. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
Good on most counts; one lags. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: homes sell for a median £228,972, about 4.4 times local household income. Schools are another plus (B+): primary results beat 66% of towns in England; secondary results beat 60% of towns in England. The catch is safety (C) — 31.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 11.3 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 72%. It lags on health as well — life expectancy is 78.9 for men and 82.6 for women. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #10 of 65 in Lancashire. Nationally, it does better than 76% of UK towns.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Longridge 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 Longridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Longridge’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
26% 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 Longridge.
8% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up 18% of households, below Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The median sale, £228,972, comes from 648 standard sales inside Longridge’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £334,995 | 239 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 185 |
| Terraced | £160,000 | 211 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Longridge’s three primaries and two secondaries have 1,991 pupils between them. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacre Road Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 201 | D |
| Longridge High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 810 | B+ |
| Longridge Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 200 | A |
16% are under 15, below both Lancashire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. At 45.4, the median resident of Longridge sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Longridge | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Longridge logged 527 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 128 complaints of anti-social conduct. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 21.4 reports per 1,000, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 56% of the total.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 17% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Lancashire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. In 2026, 2.7% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. About just over a fifth of its commuters stay in Longridge for work. There are 0.7 jobs in Longridge for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
83% of Longridge’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with England’s towns (82%) and above Lancashire’s towns (80%). Disability touches 17% of the town’s population. The nearest A&E to Longridge is Royal Preston Hospital, 5.1 miles away. Men in Longridge can expect to live to 78.9, women to 82.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Longridge | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1919. Longridge has 10 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Longridge. Best known first.
MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionChipping Showground4.4 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteF35 Lightning II (replica)4.7 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteLightning XS921 (replica)4.7 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
9 listed buildings in Longridge.
6-44, Higher Road: Photo: Phil Platt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Paul: Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longridge | 8,739 | — | A− | A | C | C+ |
| Grimsargh | 2,594 | 2.3 | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Goosnargh | 1,892 | 2.9 | — | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Broughton | 2,468 | 4.7 | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Myerscough Smithy | 2,409 | 4.8 | — | A | A | A |
| Barton | 1,492 | 5.4 | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Fulwood | 34,693 | 5.7 | B | B− | C | C |
| Preston | 94,502 | 5.7 | C− | B+ | D− | D |
Goosnargh, Broughton, Myerscough Smithy and Barton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Town in Lancashire, England
Longridge is a built-up area of 8,739 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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