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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,397 residentsin the Eagley & Sharples census areaMedian age 44.33,647 households78% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,078 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,404 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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)
Parks and green spacesJumbles Country Parkpark · under a mile · 46 haTurton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 54 haSmithills Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 36 haLongsight Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 18 haAstley Bridge Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miEgerton Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes184 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 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeaumont Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryEdgworth Medical Centre15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBromley Cross Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Boltonages 5-11, 162 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEagley Infant Schoolages 2-7, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTurton Schoolages 11-18, 1,596 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBolton Sixth Form College2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationBromley Crossunder a mileBus stationBolton Interchange2.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle27 miBus stops89 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL7 postcode district.
