Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,300 residentsin the Coppull census areaMedian age 43.73,537 households73% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,058 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle62% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C990 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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)
Parks and green spacesYarrow Valley Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 162 haWorthington Lakespark · 1.7 mi · 27 haCharnock Richard Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 37 haOrchard Gardenpark · 2.1 miStandish Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 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 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,710 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub2.0 miGP surgeryCoppull Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistRodenhurst (Dental Surgery)1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCoppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 77 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppullages 3-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStandish Community High Schoolages 11-16, 1,276 pupils1.1 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College3.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationAppley Bridge2.7 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre3.7 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle18 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR7 postcode district.
