Area guide

Living in PR5, South Ribble

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around PR5 in South Ribble. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in South Ribble: £213,267, up 2.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in PR5 →
See where PR5 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in South Ribble: £2,443 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare PR5 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for PR5 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around PR5

84 recorded home sales on the streets around central PR5 in the last 2 years, with a median of £147,000 and a range from £60,000 to £512,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
7 Skipton Close, PR5 6HF Semi-detached £177,500 17 Aug 2026
7 Larch Grove, PR5 6GX Semi-detached £182,500 11 Aug 2026
53 Brownedge Lane, PR5 6TA Terraced £135,000 22 Jul 2026
39 Withy Grove Crescent, PR5 6NX Semi-detached £195,000 2 Jul 2026
91 Collins Road, PR5 6QU Terraced £155,000 26 Jun 2026
8 Greenwood Street, PR5 6QQ Terraced £141,500 26 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

50 schools within 3 miles , of which 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Eden Boys' School, Preston Secondary Outstanding 2.3 mi away no figure
Preston Muslim Girls High School Secondary Outstanding 2.7 mi away no figure
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
Lostock Hall Academy Secondary Good 1.0 mi away no figure

35 state primary and 6 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for PR5 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Imam Muhammad Zakariya School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near PR5, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Caring, leisure and other service14.1%
Professional occupations13.6%
Elementary occupations13.4%
Process, plant and machine operatives12.3%
Skilled trades10.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How PR5 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 6.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of PR5 (E01025399, 1,403 residents in 2021, down 11.1% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 6.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 58.4% 56.1% -2.3 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 12.9% 17.0% +4.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 27.5% 26.8% -0.7 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 24.0% 17.7% -6.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 11.1% 15.3% +4.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 14.4% 21.2% +6.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 4.8% 8.1% +3.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.4% 78.2% -2.2 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.8% 95.6% -1.2 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

149 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central PR5 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on South Ribble's figures.

Buses from the centre of PR5

Best-served stop: Trades Hall, with 9.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of PR5 is Trades Hall: 9.1 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.8 in the evening and 4.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:12, last 23:41. Routes there: 125, 23, 112, 125C. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of PR5. The nearest, The Ryan Medical Centre, has 11,057 registered patients and 2,369 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Ryan Medical Centre0.3 mi11,0572,369
Roslea Surgery0.3 mi8,6702,167
Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.1.3 mi6,83212,498

Nearest A&E: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, where 68.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 68.6%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in South Ribble pays £2,443 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 3.9% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for South Ribble, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at South Ribble, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,991+3.8%
2022-23£2,064+3.7%
2023-24£2,142+3.8%
2024-25£2,242+4.7%
2025-26£2,352+4.9%
2026-27£2,443+3.9%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for South Ribble, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about PR5

What is the average house price in PR5?

The average sold price in South Ribble is £213,267 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in PR5?

Prices in South Ribble are up 2.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in PR5?

The median of 84 recorded sales around central PR5 in the last 2 years is £147,000, ranging from £60,000 to £512,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in PR5?

50 schools sit within 3 miles of central PR5, and 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in PR5?

149 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central PR5 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is PR5 at risk of flooding?

Central PR5 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is PR5 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 71% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £147,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 149 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is PR5 safe?

149 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central PR5 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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