Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Mellor at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 62nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 36.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong85th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle60th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Mellor a good place to live?
Mellor may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Ribble Valley below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Mellor
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 36.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 85th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Mellor
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 26 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Mellor
Schools
62nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Mellor
Flood risk
7.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.5% of the area. That is the 60th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Mellor
Transport
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Mellor a good place to live?
Mellor may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Mellor safe?
Mellor ranks in the 85th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Mellor?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Mellor?
Schools rank in the 62nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Mellor?
Nearby public profiles include East Whalley, Read & Simonstone in Ribble Valley and West Bradford & Grindleton in Ribble Valley.
