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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,637 residentsin the Accrington South East census areaMedian age 43.53,874 households67% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,074 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,334 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: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTom Dale Cloughdale · under a milePike Lowemountain · 3.1 miFriar Hillhill · under a mileRothwell Heightshill · under a mileLaund Cloughvalley · under a mileLuddington Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaworth Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haOak Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haPeel Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 32 haGreen Haworth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 15 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haLey Farm Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes171 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 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,147 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation216 m709 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 160 to 293 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryPeel House Baxenden24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBaxenden Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBaxenden Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryBaxenden St John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Hollinsages 11-16, 794 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreen Haworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 65 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN27 miRailway stationAccrington1.6 miBus stationBus StationAccrington1.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea30 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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