Local servicesHospitalLancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital)under a mileGP surgeryThe Euxton Medical Centre18 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistEuxton Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools14 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxtonages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEuxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBalshaw's Church of England High Schoolages 11-16, 921 pupils1.3 miCollegeRunshaw College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationBuckshaw ParkwayBuckshaw Villageunder a mileBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre2.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle21 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People8,715 residentsin the Euxton census areaMedian age 47.43,683 households85% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,235 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% 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 higher14% 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°C1,063 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksNixon Hillockhill · under a mileDaisy Hillhill · 1.0 miBig Lodge Waterlake · 3.0 miEuxton Hall Woodwoodland · under a mileBuckshaw Woodwoodland · under a milePike Lowemountain · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWorden Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 57 haAstley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 45 haThe Geoff Witts Millennium Greenpark · under a mile · 8 haShaw Hill Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haGreenside Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileThe Jim Fowler Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 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 197611 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,006 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
