Local servicesHospitalGreater Lancashire Hospitals4.8 miGP surgeryGarstang Medical Practice3.4 miPharmacyWell3.3 miDentistStaina House Dental Surgery3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brockages 3-11, 47 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGoosnargh Whitechapel Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupils1.5 miSecondaryGarstang Community Academyages 11-16, 750 pupils2.5 miCollegeMyerscough College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL38 miRailway stationSalwick7.5 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea12 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:39 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:26 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,271 residentsin the Bonds, Bilsborrow & Wyresdale census areaMedian age 47.32,876 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,434 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,168 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBrock Bottomvalley · under a mileSullom Hillhill · 1.6 miHell Cloughvalley · 1.4 miFisher's Woodwoodland · under a mileNed Croft Woodwoodland · under a milePeacock Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeacon Fell Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 110 haThe Millenium Greenpark · 3.2 mi · 8 haRogerson Gardens Play Areapark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202621 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% 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)3,293 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
