Property market | £212,193 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (21.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 70.1mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 186 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 375 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chorley level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.5 | Population of 109 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, High for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chorley) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (27 mins) | |
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£212,193 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (21.6 miles) | |
70.1mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.5 | 109 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, High for UK | |
Ranked 186 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 375 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chorley level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chorley) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (27 mins) | |
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Rivington has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Rivington has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £354,100, which is up 2.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £212,193 (up 1.7% on last year) , a terraced house £164,198 (up 0.7% on last year) and a flat £130,837. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £543 per month. Property prices in Rivington are similar to the average property prices across Lancashire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Rivington, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Chorley level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Rivington, or click here to browse the longer list of Rivington property transactions from 2023.
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Rivington has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Cumberland School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Rivington Foundation Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/29/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Bolton | |
Cumberland School Save school | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (20/01/2022) | 10 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Bolton |
Rivington and Blackrod High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (1/22/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Bolton | |
Beacon Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (11/30/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Bolton |
School | Type |
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Rivington Foundation Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/29/2020) |
Cumberland School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (20/01/2022) 10 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Rivington and Blackrod High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (1/22/2020) |
Beacon Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (11/30/2017) |
Station | Distance from Rivington | Commute options |
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Horwich Parkway A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +16% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (38 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 94 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 120 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 137 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Chorley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +23% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (44 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 126 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 133 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (171 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (174 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Westhoughton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +13% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 36 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 97 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 123 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Daisy Hill A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 46 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Atherton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +14% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 42 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 117 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Hag Fold A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 45 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 95 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Chorley) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Chorley residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.9% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Chorley consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.6% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.6% | 186 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.7% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.8% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.7% | |
Routine occupations | 12.1% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.7% | 375 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Rivington is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 70.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Chorley level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 70.1 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the Chorley level:
Type | Chorley | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 66 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Rivington.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Douglas | The River Douglas from Horwich Star Vale to Appley Bridge including Adlington, Blackrod, Wigan, Standish, and Gathurst |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Irwell | Upper Irwell catchment includes the Rivers Beal, Roch and Croal, Limey Water and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Farnworth, Whitefield, Little Lever, Radcliffe, Bury, Heywood, Whitworth and Bacup |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Lostock, River Yarrow | Rivers Yarrow and Lostock and other watercourses from Whittle-Le-Woods and Chorley to Croston including Leyland, Coppull, Eccleston, Lostock Hall and Bamber Bridge |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Rivington, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £212,193 Detached: £354,100 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 2 | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 6.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Rivington, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £212,193 Detached: £354,100 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 2 |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
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