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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR9
Telephone code01576
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,972 residentsin the Rufford & Banks census areaMedian age 52.63,500 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,709 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C897 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrossens Poollake · 1.1 miSerpentine Lakelake · 2.0 miOld Hollowwater · 1.0 miBanks Enclosed Marshwetland · 1.1 miSugar Stubbs Covertswoodland · under a mileSouthport Beachbeach · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 miHesketh Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 12 haLytham Greenpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haTown Lanepark · 4.3 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 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 197614 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 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartley Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryNorth Meols Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBanks Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCambridge Road (Dental Surgery)2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryBanks Methodist Schoolages 2-11, 52 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBanks St Stephen's CofE Schoolages 2-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStanley High Schoolages 11-16, 783 pupils2.3 miCollegeSouthport Education Group3.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationMeols Cop3.3 miBus stationLonsdale Coach ParkBloomfield10 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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