Local servicesHospitalLytham Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryDr Reid Cmb And Partners5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Kirkham1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryFreckleton Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 193 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStrike Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 164 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCarr Hill High Schoolages 11-16, 790 pupils1.8 miCollegePreston College7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL29 miRailway stationKirkham & Wesham2.4 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.1 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea13 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:40 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,767 residentsin the Warton & Freckleton census areaMedian age 49.54,008 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,041 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C908 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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)
Parks and green spacesFreckleton Memorial Playing Fieldspark · under a mileRawstorne Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haBridges Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWrea Green Remembrance Woodpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197617 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)4,398 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
