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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR7
Telephone code01257
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 –
People7,562 residentsin the Eccleston & Charnock Richard census areaMedian age 50.23,258 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,693 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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°C1,034 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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: 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 · 1.8 miRunshaw Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miEccleston Bridgebridge · under a mileHurst House Delfwater · 1.2 miWelch Whittle Bottomsvalley · 1.6 miBig Lodge Waterlake · 3.4 miBradley Hall Woodwoodland · under a mileNixon Hillockhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillenium Greenpark · under a mileWorden Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 57 haThe Geoff Witts Millennium Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 8 haRock and River Outdoor Pursuitssports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,388 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital)2.2 miGP surgeryEccleston Village Surgeryright herePharmacyFishlocks Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationLeyland Police Station3.2 miCash machineCharnock Richard SOUTH (Welcome Break) - INT 1, Mill Lane1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEccleston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsright herePrimaryEccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 148 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Rawstorne Church of England Academyages 11-16, 958 pupils2.0 miCollegeRunshaw College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL22 miRailway stationEuxton Balshaw Lane2.4 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre4.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle18 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingApplegreen Electric Charging StationMill Lane, Chorley, Lancashire1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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