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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtBL6
Telephone code01204
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,352 residentsin the Horwich South & Middlebrook census areaMedian age 42.33,690 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,285 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,209 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRivington Barnhistoric site · under a mileRivington Pikemountain · 1.6 miWallsuches Monumenthistoric site · 1.2 miHamer's Creekbay · under a mileCrosse's Creekbay · under a mileMemorial Forestforest · 1.2 miCrown Cloughvalley · under a mileTigers Cloughwalk or trail · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLever Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 135 haOld Station Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haTerraced Gardens Rivingtonpark · 1.5 mi · 20 haHorwich St Marys Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haDouglas Valley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 14 haHorwich Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 10 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,065 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeaumont Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryKildonan House4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHorwich Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationHorwich Police StationBolton1.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Winter Hey Lane, Horwich2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Catherine's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 237 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeacon Primary Schoolages 2-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRivington and Blackrod High Schoolages 11-18, 1,626 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWigan and Leigh College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationBlackrodunder a mileBus stationWigan Bus Station4.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle21 miBus stops73 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationHorwich2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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