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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR1
Telephone code01348
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:39 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:26 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,351 residentsin the Frenchwood & Fishwick census areaMedian age 33.63,442 households53% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright22% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,794 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 76%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 30 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: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksPool Plattidal water · 1.1 miBrockholes Quarrywater · 1.1 miFrenchwood Knollhill · 1.4 miThe Serpentinewater · 1.5 miMelling's Woodwoodland · under a mileDark Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrange Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haFishwick Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 42 haMoor Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 40 haBrookfield Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haRibbleton Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSmith's Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes153 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202629 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 9.2 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRamsay Fulwood Hall Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryDr O'donnell27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMiller Road Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools26 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Prestonages 3-11, 214 pupilsright herePrimaryFishwick Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupilsright hereSecondaryPreston Muslim Girls High Schoolages 11-16, 607 pupils1.0 miCollegeCardinal Newman College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationPreston2.0 miBus stationArrival StandPreston City Centre1.4 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea18 miBus stops78 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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