Wymott’s story
No listed buildings inside Wymott’s built-up area
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WymottLancashire
A village of 2,092 in Lancashire, North West. Only 8% of residents are 65 or over.
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Population
2,092
Census 2021 · Chorley council
Median age
39.2
8% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
36%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wymott a good place to live?
Wymott has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 36% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 78.1 for men, 80.4 for women.
What makes Wymott stand out
The 3 things Wymott does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 8% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: fewer than in 99% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Lancashire 29%.
How Wymott grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Wymott is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £47,854A−Open →HealthC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 46% of towns in England; secondary results beat 73% of towns in EnglandBOpen →SafetyBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors10% live within 400 m of a park; 0.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0 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 Wymott.
Who lives here
Children make up only 2.6% of Wymott, fewer than in both Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
Over-65s are nearly a tenth of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.2%, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Line up the people of Wymott by age and the one in the middle is 39.2. 20% of adults hold a degree.
39.2median age
WymottLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
7%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
8% women, 92% men
About 8 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Wymott | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.6% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 53% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 8.4% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Driving to work is less common in Wymott than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 58% of commuters
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
0.7% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below Lancashire’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. Of the commuters living in Wymott, 6% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Wymott has 3.6 jobs.
36%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving58%
On foot31%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
Train1%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£48K
mean household income, before tax
0.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A+
Walkability: more walkable than 98% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
No listed buildings in Wymott
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 23%. Historic England’s list has no building inside Wymott’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Wymott is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
11% rent privately, below Lancashire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Social housing holds 6% of households. Private rents average £798 a month across the Chorley council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wymott£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £139,000 | 6 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£798
average private rent a month, Chorley council area
£2,429
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Wymott than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 38% of residents
63% of people in Wymott rate their own health good or very good. Its share in bad or very bad health, 13%, is the highest of the 110 towns in Lancashire. Women here live to 80.4 on average and men to 78.1 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Wymott: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away.
63%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 63%Fair 24%Bad or very bad 13%
| Census 2021 | Wymott | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 63% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 13% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 38% | 20% | 17% |
78.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Wymott records less burglary and damage per resident than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns, at 1.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up three fifths of the total. Violent crime runs at 28.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 101 crimes inside Wymott’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 4.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
28.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% 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 & sexual61
Other crime21
Other theft8
Damage & arson4
Drugs4
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Weapons1
Anti-social6
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.
28.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
101
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wymott
13pages on Wymott
The big questions
Out and about
Wymott’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CrostonLeylandEcclestonFarington MossEuxtonLongtonTarleton and Hesketh BankWymott
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymott | 2,092 | — | — | A− | B | C− |
| Croston | 2,793 | 1.4 | A− | B+ | B | C+ |
| Leyland | 39,281 | 2.3 | C+ | A | C− | C− |
| Eccleston | 4,543 | 2.5 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Farington Moss | 2,692 | 2.7 | B | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Euxton | 17,519 | 3.3 | A | A | B | B− |
| Longton | 10,912 | 3.5 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 8,756 | 3.7 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wymott
Does Wymott flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Wymott safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B. Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
About Wymott
Village in Lancashire, England
Wymott is a built-up area of 2,092 people, in the Chorley 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
- 2,092 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Chorley
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000977
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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