Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:24 am – 3:52 pm
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People12,764 residentsin the Orrell & Longshaw census areaMedian age 46.35,610 households81% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,148 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,001 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksAbbey Lakeswater · under a mileCaptain's Cloughvalley · under a mileCamp Hillhill · 1.7 miLongshaw Bottomvalley · 1.8 miDean Woodwoodland · under a mileBillinge Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDean Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haBeacon Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 139 haOrrell Water Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haRose Hill Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 28 haJanet Lally Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mileNorley Hall Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 19762 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband97% 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)5,846 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub3.4 miGP surgeryMatthew Ryder Clinic8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRed Rose Dental Groupunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialSecondarySt Peter's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 1,026 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOrrell Holgate Academyages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDean Trust Wiganages 11-16, 715 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College1.0 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationOrrellunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale2.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops76 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WN5 postcode district.
