United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
South Ribble
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~111k · 53 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but not exceptionally so, and with average earnings. South Ribble offers a median house price 5.8 times median annual pay, slightly above the North West average, and rent takes 25% of gross median earnings. However, crime is low, ranking 4 of 35 in the region, and deprivation is also low, at 15.33 compared to the North West median of 27. School quality is exactly average for the region at 86.8% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This suits those prioritising safety and lower deprivation over a cheaper entry price or higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How South Ribble ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,840/yr
Low
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£218,000
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£787/mo
Affordable
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,443/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
55.7/1k
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.3
Low
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Schools
88.7%
Concerning
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
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
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 53 (88.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 53 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.