2,917
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
35 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£299,983
Median property price
208
Postcodes
Overview of Rural South
Coordinates53.5431, -2.8506
Postcodes
208
Population (Census)
10,386
Households (Census)
2,917
Recorded crime · May '26
35 · 3.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rural South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Rural South
Property sales · Rural South
HM Land Registry · Rural South
Average price
£330,876
YoY: +0.6%
Median price: £311,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £420,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£426k£284k£143k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Rural South
Crime trends · Rural South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -24%
ASB
25154
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -71%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics in Rural South
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian56.3%
No religion33.9%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
16–1926.1%
50–6415.9%
20–2411.9%
35–4911.2%
65–748.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
All members 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.5%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other10.6%
+ 7 other households · 31.9%
Schools in Rural South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · L40 6HL
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Lancashire · L39 0EH
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Moss View School
Lancashire · WN8 9TL
2.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Rural South
Postcodes in Rural South
L31 1HNL33 3ALL33 3APL33 3ATL33 3AUL33 4DJL33 4XXL33 4XYL33 4XZL33 4YAL33 4YBL33 4YDL33 4YFL33 4YGL33 4YHL33 4YQL39 0EAL39 0EBL39 0EDL39 0EEL39 0EFL39 0EGL39 0EHL39 0EJL39 0ELL39 0ENL39 0EPL39 0EQL39 0ERL39 0ESL39 0ETL39 0EUL39 0EWL39 0EXL39 0EYL39 0EZL39 0HAL39 0HBL39 0HDL39 0HEL39 0HFL39 0HHL39 0HJL39 0HLL39 0HPL39 0HQL39 0HRL39 0HWL39 0HXL39 0JBL39 4AAL39 4AHL39 4AJL39 4ALL39 4ANL39 4APL39 4AQL39 4ARL39 4AUL39 4AWL39 4AXL39 4AYL39 4PZL39 4QPL39 4RZL39 4YFL39 5DHL39 6AAL39 6ABL39 6AEL39 6RXL39 6SAL39 6SBL39 6SDL39 6SHL39 6SJL39 6SLL39 6SNL39 6SPL39 6SQL39 6SRL39 6SSL39 6STL39 6SUL39 6SXL39 6SYL39 6SZL39 6TAL39 6TDL39 6TEL39 6TFL39 6TGL39 6TJL39 6TQL39 7HJL39 7HQL39 9EAL39 9EBL39 9EDL39 9EFL39 9EGL39 9EHL39 9EJL39 9ELL39 9ENL39 9EPL39 9ERL39 9ESL39 9EWL40 5TTL40 5UHL40 6ABL40 6ADL40 6GAL40 6HAL40 6HBL40 6HDL40 6HEL40 6HFL40 6HG