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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtOL13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,135 residentsin the Bacup census areaMedian age 40.14,673 households64% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,118 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,489 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSheephouse Cloughvalley · under a mileTop of Pikemountain · 2.9 miPike Hillmountain · 2.9 miVenomous Cloughvalley · under a mileJam Hillhill · under a mileReddish Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoorlands Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haStubbylee Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haHawthorn Roadpark · under a mileLee and Greens Moor Quarry Mountain Bike Trailssports ground · under a mile · 49 haBacup Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 22 haMaden Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes187 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,001 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation290 m951 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 240 to 403 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirch Hill Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryIrwell Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBacup Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBacup Primary Health Trustunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 nurseryPrimaryBritannia Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBacup St Saviour's Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Valley Leadership Academyages 11-16, 578 pupils2.1 miCollegeBurnley College7.6 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationWalsden3.5 miBus stationBus stationRawtenstall4.0 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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