Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryEast Lancashire Alliance6 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyI G Todd Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistPadiham Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryHapton Church of England/Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 116 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padihamages 3-11, 233 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBurnley High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupils1.3 miCollegeBurnley College2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationHaptonunder a mileBus stationBus StationAccrington2.9 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea30 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,191 residentsin the Hapton & Lowerhouse census areaMedian age 44.62,664 households78% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,150 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,163 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksMill Hillhill · under a mileCastle Cloughvalley · under a mileHapton Cloughvalley · under a mileGreat Hameldonhill · 1.7 miCastle Clough Woodwoodland · under a mileMemorial Forestforest · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBentley Wood Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haPeel Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 32 haWhitegate Parkpark · 1.1 miFennyfold Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haFennyfold Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 4 haThe Arbories Memorial Sports Groundsports ground · 1.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 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 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 8.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,901 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
