Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Preston2.4 miGP surgeryRoslea Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeter Buckley Chemists12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBamber Bridge Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formSecondaryBrownedge St Mary's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 772 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWalton-le-Dale Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 446 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 251 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCardinal Newman College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL29 miRailway stationBamber Bridgeunder a mileBus stationArrival StandPreston City Centre2.1 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea19 miBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:39 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,129 residentsin the Walton-le-Dale census areaMedian age 44.83,074 households86% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright2% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,882 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,033 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 landmarksPool Plattidal water · 1.3 miFrenchwood Knollhill · 1.6 miCockshott Woodwoodland · under a mileHolland Woodwoodland · under a milePike Lowemountain · 4.9 miHough Hillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWithy Grove Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haCuerden Valley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 239 haMcNamara Gardenspark · under a mileFishwick Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 42 haBamber Bridge Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes156 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 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202631 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 9.7 · 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
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)3,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
