Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,317 residentsin the Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden census areaMedian age 50.42,700 households86% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright2% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,222 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,289 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · 1.7 miPickup Bank Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHog Lowe Pikemountain · 2.9 miGuide Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miShooters Hillhill · under a mileRough Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 12 haEccleshill Gardensplaying field · under a mileJames Hargreaves Memorial Gardenpark · 2.1 miBold Venture Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 8 haBlacksnape Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 18 haClarence Street Garden Areaallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 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 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Blackburn Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryAbout Health LTD14 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyPatient Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDept Of Special Care Dentistry1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryBelthorn Academy Primary Schoolages 2-11, 238 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDarwen Vale High Schoolages 11-16, 1,039 pupils1.4 miCollegeBlackburn College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationDarwen1.8 miBus stationArrival StandBlackburn Town Centre2.8 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea27 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB1 postcode district.
