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Pubs 120 Restaurants 338 Banks 14 Hotels 35 Shops 1,274 Supermarkets 62 Takeaways 176 Cinemas 17 Attractions 237 Business services 131 Education 389 Health and beauty 821 Home improvement 360 Leisure 101 Property services 123




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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR5
Telephone code01772
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,367 residentsin the Farington census areaMedian age 41.03,552 households81% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,429 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C956 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 8 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: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°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 landmarksCroston Hallhistoric site · under a mileBank Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miEccleston Bridgebridge · 1.8 miSquare's Woodwoodland · under a mileSilcock's Woodwoodland · under a mileHurst House Delfwater · 3.0 miThe Merelake · 4.8 miNixon Hillockhill · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBretherton Parish Instituteplaying field · 1.1 miWorden Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 57 haMillennium Greenpark · 2.2 miMillenium Greenpark · 2.3 miWymott Parkplaying field · 1.9 miRock and River Outdoor Pursuitssports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes156 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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)4,122 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital)4.1 miGP surgeryThe Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCroston Pharmacyunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth - Garth1.5 miPolice stationLeyland Police Station3.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Tarleton, Tarleton2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTrinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Rawstorne Church of England Academyages 11-16, 958 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils1.2 miCollegeRunshaw College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL23 miRailway stationCrostonunder a mileBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre6.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle18 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingSeven Stars - Preston3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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