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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB7
Telephone code01366
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,808 residentsin the Read, Sabden & Chatburn census areaMedian age 48.93,401 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,270 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGerna Hillhill · under a mileWorsaw Hillhill · under a mileBurst Cloughvalley · 1.4 miTown End Croft Woodwoodland · under a mileHall Meadow Woodwoodland · under a mileBarley Waterlake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrungerley Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 12 haCoulthurst Jubilee Fieldplaying field · 1.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.1 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 3.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202628 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClitheroe Community Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryPendleside Medical Pract3.0 miPharmacyThe Clitheroe Pharmacy3.0 miDentistClitheroe Hospital1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChatburn Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 132 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBowland Highages 11-16, 644 pupils1.5 miPrimaryGrindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 29 pupils1.6 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationClitheroe3.0 miBus stationBus StationWhalley5.9 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham26 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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