Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,303 residentsin the Blackrod & Butterwick Fields census areaMedian age 45.52,760 households77% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,045 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,198 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 landmarksRivington Pikemountain · 2.7 miBig Lodge Waterlake · 2.1 miWhite Hillhill · under a mileAdlington Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miCrosse's Creekbay · 1.9 miBlackrod Bottomsvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLever Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 135 haWorthington Lakespark · 1.4 mi · 27 haYarrow Valley Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 162 haJubilee Playing Fieldsplaying field · within reach · 4 haDuxbury Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 54 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 202639 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 8.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,887 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryGranville House Med Ctre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEvergreen Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAdlington Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryAdlington Primary Schoolages 5-11, 123 pupilsright herePrimaryAdlington St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 156 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHoly Cross Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 976 pupils2.1 miCollegeWigan and Leigh College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL22 miRailway stationAdlington (Lancs)under a mileBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre3.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle20 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL6 postcode district.
