Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:37 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,113 residentsin the Harle Syke & Lanehead census areaMedian age 41.73,779 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,096 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,182 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksWalverden Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRowley Lakelake · 1.8 miPighole Cloughvalley · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.1 miLee Green Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miMarsden Heighthill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNelson Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haWalverden Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 7 haMarsden Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 12 haHeyhead Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haBriercliffe Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haJohn Bradley Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% 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)3,899 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation264 m866 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnley General Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryBriercliffe Surgery19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBurnley General Hospital1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 4 independent, 5 special, 6 nurseryPrimaryBriercliffe Primary Schoolages 5-11, 388 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Lanehead Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 279 pupils1.0 miSecondarySir John Thursby Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,121 pupils1.2 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationNelson1.5 miBus stationInterchangeNelson1.5 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB10 postcode district.
