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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:39 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:26 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,749 residentsin the Broughton & Wychnor census areaMedian age 40.83,775 households87% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright3% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,019 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,068 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 7 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: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°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 landmarksWhite Hillhill · 1.3 miGravelly Hillhill · 1.7 miGarden Woodwoodland · under a mileBlack Fir Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Serpentinewater · 2.8 miHorns Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSherwood Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haMoor Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 40 haHaslam Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197620 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 6.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,797 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGreater Lancashire Hospitalsunder a mileGP surgeryBeech Drive11 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBroadway Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistAjm Dental1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryBroughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 378 pupilsright hereSecondaryBroughton High Schoolages 11-16, 932 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Prestonages 4-11, 216 pupilsunder a mileCollegePreston College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL33 miRailway stationPreston3.8 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre3.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea14 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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