Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:36 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:24 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,193 residentsin the Earby & Salterforth census areaMedian age 46.62,778 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,958 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,164 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksStandridge Cloughvalley · under a mileHigh Close Hillhill · 1.0 miThree Acre Cloughvalley · under a mileLoughber Hillhill · 1.1 miOusel Daledale · 1.9 miElslack Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGhyll Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 20 haPendle and Craven Croquet Clubsports ground · under a mileLetcliffe Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haVictory Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 13 haLothersdale Recreation Ground and Woodlandpark · 2.8 miLower Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 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 197637 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,909 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 256 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryThe Pendle Medical Partnership4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyEverest Pharmacy Earby2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistEarby Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryEarby Springfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThornton in Craven Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWest Craven High Schoolages 11-16, 528 pupils1.5 miCollegeCraven College5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationColne4.5 miBus stationBus StationEarbyunder a mileBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB8 postcode district.
