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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR4
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°C1,057 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 · 1.4 miGravelly Hillhill · 2.6 miLightfoot Greenwoodland · 1.3 miMany Pits Woodwoodland · 1.4 miThe Serpentinewater · 2.9 miBull Nosewetland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMiller Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haAshton Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 32 haAshton and Lea Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 36 haPreston Sports Arenasports ground · under a mile · 25 haMoor Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 40 haHaslam Parkallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.0 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
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Preston Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryIngol Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOaklands Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCottam Primary Schoolages 4-11, 308 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 138 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAshton Community Science Collegeages 11-16, 837 pupils1.3 miCollegePreston College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL32 miRailway stationSalwick2.3 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre3.2 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea14 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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