Local servicesHospitalBolton Royal Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryKearsley Medical Centre23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistIdh Groupunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools30 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Stephen's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 183 pupilsright hereSecondaryKearsley Academyages 11-16, 768 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKearsley West Primary Schoolages 3-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBolton Sixth Form College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationKearsleyunder a mileMetroRadcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)2.7 miBus stationBolton Interchange3.3 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle27 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,773 residentsin the Kearsley & Stoneclough census areaMedian age 41.04,661 households68% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,337 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,075 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesBlackleach Country Parkpark · under a mile · 31 haKearsley Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haClifton Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 46 haEllesmere Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 47 haBlackleach Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes185 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 13 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
