Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,075 residentsin the Cliviger, Worsthorne & Lane Bottom census areaMedian age 53.12,279 households83% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,381 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle64% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,323 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLower Coldwell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileNew Laithe Cloughvalley · under a mileUpper Coldwell Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miCatlow Bottomsvalley · under a mileCrawshaw Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarsden Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haMarsden Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 12 haWalverden Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haWycoller Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 143 haBriercliffe Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 4 haBrunswick Housesports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes154 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,454 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 189 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPendle Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryEarly Break2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 2 nurseryIndependentRosa House Schoolages 11-18, 4 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academyages 4-11, 205 pupils1.2 miSecondarySs John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 812 pupils1.8 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationNelson2.0 miBus stationInterchangeNelson2.0 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB10 postcode district.
