Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,620 residentsin the Burscough census areaMedian age 45.14,055 households75% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,701 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C928 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesBurscough Brickpitspark · under a mile · 7 haRichmond Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haNew Park Ormskirk Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 58 haThomas Galvin Sports Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 8 haCoronation Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 6 haTawd Valley Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 71 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 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 6.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,707 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOrmskirk And District General Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryBurscough Family Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFishlocks Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBurscough Anaesthetic Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBurscough Priory Academyages 11-16, 729 pupilsright herePrimaryBurscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 190 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurscough Bridge Methodist Schoolages 5-11, 41 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College6.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationBurscough Junctionunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale4.5 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle13 miBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L40 postcode district.
