Compare

Mellor

Ward

South west Ribble Valley. About 2,762 people in 19 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Mellor, 78.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,747
869th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.8%
960th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Mellor compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

MellorMiddle
Population26 wards, Ribble Valley · 2021
Population: every ward in Ribble Valley26 areas from 1,326 to 3,764. The middle area is 2,451. Mellor is 2,747.
2,74711th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Ribble Valley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ribble Valley26 areas from 41.7% to 98.7%. The middle area is 88.5%. Mellor is 78.0%.
78.0%7th lowest
Claimant rate26 wards, Ribble Valley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ribble Valley26 areas from 0.6% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.6%. Mellor is 1.8%.
1.8%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Ribble Valley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ribble Valley26 areas from 55.1% to 67.5%. The middle area is 60.1%. Mellor is 56.8%.
56.8%joint 3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Ribble Valley

These figures are published for the whole of Ribble Valley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ribble Valley and not Mellor alone. See Ribble Valley

Average house price
£285,610
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,870
122nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.0
23rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mellor in brief

Mellor had 2,747 usual residents at the census.

In Mellor, 78.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mellor, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.8% of residents in Mellor were aged 15 to 64 at the census.