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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,367 residentsin the Farington census areaMedian age 41.03,552 households81% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,429 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C917 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksCarrhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileMuch Hoole Marshwetland · 1.5 miThe Merelake · 4.3 miRothwell's Woodwoodland · 1.7 miBecconsall Marshwetland · 2.3 miNixon Hillockhill · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBretherton Parish Instituteplaying field · under a mileOff-Road Cycle Tracksports ground · 1.3 miWorden Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 57 haLongton Grovepark · 3.0 miLeyton Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes152 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,122 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital)5.1 miGP surgeryCroston Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCroston Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistTime For Teeth - Garth1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryBretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoole St Michael CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 81 pupils1.3 miSecondaryTarleton Academyages 11-16, 674 pupils1.4 miCollegeRunshaw College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationCroston1.1 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle18 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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