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
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People7,167 residentsin the Grimsargh & Goosnargh census areaMedian age 45.22,775 households84% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,577 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,090 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksAlston Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 1.6 miGrimsargh Wetlandswetland · under a mileAlston Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.9 miTenter Hillhill · 1.9 miCow Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileBrockholes Quarrywater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrange Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 25 haRogerson Gardens Play Areapark · 1.6 miBrookfield Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 10 haLongridge Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miLongridge Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 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 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 6.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,892 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongridge Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryNeurology Lscicb3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyGrimsargh Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCumeragh Lane (Dental Surgery)1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryGrimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 218 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridgeages 2-11, 235 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Cecilia's RC High Schoolages 11-16, 581 pupils1.7 miCollegePreston College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL34 miRailway stationPreston4.6 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre4.0 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea17 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR2 postcode district.
