Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:39 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,678 residentsin the Dunscar & Egerton census areaMedian age 46.93,208 households88% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright1% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,896 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,405 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDelph Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMill Streamriver · under a mileDewhurst Cloughvalley · under a mileDingle Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miCheetham Closehill · under a mileVictoria Lakelake · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJumbles Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 46 haTurton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 54 haSmithills Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 36 haEgerton Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haMoss Bank Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 29 haTurton Football Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,355 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation193 m633 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 329 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeaumont Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryEdgworth Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistBromley Cross Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryEgerton Community Primary Schoolages 5-11under a milePrimaryWalmsley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 303 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTurton Schoolages 11-18, 1,596 pupils1.6 miCollegeBolton Sixth Form College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationBromley Cross1.6 miBus stationBolton Interchange3.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle27 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL7 postcode district.
