United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Ribble Valley
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~62k · 40 state-funded schools
High earnings and safety come at the cost of a significant premium on property in the Ribble Valley. A median house here costs 6.3 times annual gross pay, a figure that sits well above the regional median. While housing is expensive, the area offers a strong financial trade-off for those in work, as weekly earnings of £833 are among the highest in the North West. Monthly rent is relatively accessible, consuming only 22.2% of gross median earnings. Residents benefit from the lowest crime rate in the region, alongside the lowest deprivation score. These numbers do not capture the limited housing stock or the specific rural isolation that may define daily life for those who move here.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Ribble Valley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,316/yr
High
Better than 76% of UK LAs
House price
£275,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£803/mo
Affordable
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,387/yr
Cheap
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
37.5/1k
Safest
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Deprivation
10.6
Least deprived
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
48 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
37 of 40 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 8 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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40 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 40 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.