Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:40 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,020 residentsin the Hesketh Bank & Tarleton census areaMedian age 48.83,801 households83% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,446 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C906 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksHesketh Old Marshwetland · under a mileBecconsall Marshwetland · under a mileThe Merelake · 4.0 miCrossens Poollake · 4.2 miOld Hollowwater · 2.9 miOne Acre Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHesketh Bank Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 4 haLongton Grovepark · 2.7 miFreckleton Memorial Playing Fieldspark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 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 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband81% 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)4,114 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLytham Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryTarleton Group Practice1.9 miPharmacyTrust Hesketh Bank Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE Schoolages 3-11, 178 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTarleton Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 242 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTarleton Academyages 11-16, 674 pupils1.5 miCollegeRunshaw College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationCroston3.9 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.4 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea17 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
