Property market | £230,013 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (20.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 66.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 188 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 380 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Ribble level) | |
Community | Median age is 44.6 | Population of 2,049 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Lancashire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (60 mins) | |
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£230,013 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (20.9 miles) | |
66.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 44.6 | 2,049 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 188 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 380 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Ribble level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Lancashire) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (60 mins) | |
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The property market in Rufford 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 £384,471, which is up 8.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £230,013 (up 7.4% on last year) , a terraced house £168,256 (up 5.1% on last year) and a flat £122,010. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £567 per month. Property prices in Rufford are a little higher than 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 Rufford, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on West Lancashire 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 Rufford, or click here to browse the longer list of Rufford property transactions from 2023.
Rufford has a couple of schools nearby, including Holmeswood Methodist School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Chapel Lane, Ormskirk. 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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Holmeswood Methodist School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/11/2017) | 28 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ormskirk |
Rufford CofE School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/6/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Ormskirk |
School | Type |
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Holmeswood Methodist School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/11/2017) 28 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Rufford CofE School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/6/2014) |
Station | Distance from Rufford | Commute options |
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New Lane A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -13% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 75 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 132 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 158 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Burscough Bridge A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 126 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 152 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 171 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Hoscar A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -23% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 68 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 125 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 151 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Bescar Lane A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 78 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 135 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 161 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Parbold A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 60 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 147 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 166 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (West Lancashire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of West Lancashire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.9% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Asian | 1.0% | 9.3% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South Ribble 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 | 13.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.3% | 188 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.4% | |
Routine occupations | 11.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.6% | 380 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Rufford is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 66.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South Ribble level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 66.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.4% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the West Lancashire level:
Type | West Lancashire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 51 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 3 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 23 | 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 Rufford.
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 | Ribble Estuary | Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Douglas | River Douglas and other watercourses from Parbold to Tarleton including Rufford, Mawdesley, Croston and Moss Side |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Crossens | Low lying land from Ormskirk to Southport including, Banks, Birkdale, Brown Edge, Mere Brow and Scarisbrick |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Rufford, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £230,013 Detached: £384,471 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% 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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Rufford, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £230,013 Detached: £384,471 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
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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