Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,071 residentsin the Central Blackburn census areaMedian age 34.43,419 households33% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright44% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 3,001 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, health and social work 19%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 62% go by car, 6% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher34% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,144 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesCorporation Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haWitton Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 160 haSt Paul's Gardenspark · under a mileBlackburn Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haThe Nash Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileBlackburn Sports and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 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 202632 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 9.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryNHS Bwd Substance Misuse Service49 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots31 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRichmond Terrace Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi60 schools38 primary, 8 secondary, 9 independent, 1 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Michael With St John CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 262 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburnages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Schoolages 11-19, 873 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN29 miRailway stationBlackburnunder a mileBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centreunder a mileFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea24 miBus stops226 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB1 postcode district.
