Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
6,656
Households
2,994
Crimes · Sep '26
53
2,994
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
53
Crimes · Sep '26
£155,000
Median property price · Rishton · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 79 sales
149
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rishton

England & Wales
Property sales · Rishton
HM Land Registry · Rishton
Average price
£173,438
Median price: £155,000
Median +14.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 79 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £160,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£244k£173k£102k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Rishton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rishton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY stable
332211
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
6
YoY -67%
31161
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
18102
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
15
YoY +50%
21135
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 3 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

53
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Rishton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,658
White Brit.94.5%
Other White1.5%
Pakistani0.7%
Other Asian0.5%
White & Asian0.5%
+ 13 other groups · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 6,657
Christian61.7%
No religion31.1%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.6%
Other religion0.3%
+ 4 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,657
50–6421.5%
35–4917.1%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.8%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%

Households

Total households: 2,994
One person: other19.0%
One person: aged 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Single family household, all members 66+9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
+ 9 other households · 37.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rishton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.23 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.23 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for Hyndburn 003 (E02005214), financial year ending March 2023. This area sits inside that MSOA.

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Hyndburn 003 (E02005214)

This figure is the published estimate for one MSOA. It is shown because every live postcode in this area is in that MSOA. Areas that span more than one MSOA are left blank.

Total annual household income
£41,787

£35,909–£48,626

Disposable (net) annual household income
£31,973

£27,803–£36,769

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£32,196

£29,875–£34,698

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£29,330

£25,703–£33,469

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood risk in Rishton

0% of postcodes (0 of 149) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 30 (0%)
  • Zone 20 (0%)
  • Zone 1149 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Rishton

Rishton is a 5-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 403 m

  • Rishton

    Rail

    403 m

Bus stops

  • Station Road

    Bus

    59 m
  • St Peter StreetSchool Stop

    Bus

    94 m
  • Cricket Club

    Bus

    254 m
  • Roebuck Inn

    Bus

    271 m
  • Stourton Street

    Bus

    317 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Bus

Amenities in Hyndburn

GPs make up most of the mapped places

6 GPs · 5 Libraries · 2 Museums · 14 in all

  • GPs6
  • Libraries5
  • Museums2
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Lancashire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Hyndburn is the district council. School applications go through Lancashire.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Lancashire

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Overview of Rishton

Coordinates53.7673, -2.4186
Postcodes
149
Census 2021
6,656
Households (Census)
2,994
Recorded crime · Sep '26
53

Postcode Districts in Rishton

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