Local servicesHospitalRamsey Buckshawe Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryClayton Brook Surgery9 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistClayton Brook Dental1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 3 specialPrimaryBrindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 66 pupilsunder a milePrimaryClayton Brook Primary Schoolages 4-11, 160 pupils1.0 miSecondaryWalton-Le-Dale High Schoolages 11-16, 688 pupils2.4 miCollegeRunshaw College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL28 miRailway stationBamber Bridge2.2 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre4.1 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea22 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:39 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People5,969 residentsin the Brindle & Withnell census areaMedian age 50.62,659 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,084 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%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 languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,074 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 5 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 · 2.2 miHough Hillhill · under a mileDenham Hillhill · 1.0 miKyln Cloughvalley · 1.3 miBoardman's Heights Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miMill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCuerden Valley Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 239 haWithy Grove Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 15 haMcNamara Gardenspark · 2.3 miHighfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 10 haBamber Bridge Leisure Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 4 haBrindle Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 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 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 9.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,829 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
