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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR6
Telephone code016973
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:39 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,969 residentsin the Brindle & Withnell census areaMedian age 50.62,659 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,084 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,184 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPike Lowemountain · under a mileRake Brook Reservoirriver · under a mileLower Roddlesworth Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBoardman's Heights Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHoghton Towerhistoric site · 2.5 miDarwen Towerhistoric site · 2.5 miStanworth Valleyvalley · under a mileBirch Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOak Royalgolf course · under a mile · 21 haWitton Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 160 haWitton Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 43 haPleasington and Feniscowles War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haBold Venture Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 8 haYork Terrace Gardensallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 202634 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,829 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryWithnell Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWithnell Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist376-378 Preston Old Road Dental Practice2.6 miPolice stationBlackburn Police4.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Livesey Branch Road, Livesey Road2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 specialPrimaryAbbey Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 52 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnellages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburnages 11-16, 1,051 pupils2.2 miCollegeBlackburn College4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN27 miRailway stationPleasington2.1 miBus stationArrival StandBlackburn Town Centre4.3 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea24 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkCrookfield road Car parkNorth Turton2.8 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBlackburn2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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