Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:37 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:26 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,917 residentsin the Longridge North, Ribchester & Chipping census areaMedian age 50.72,623 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,009 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle46% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,976 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 landmarksLittle Hareden Tarnlake · 1.4 miFog Hillhill · under a mileMellor Knollhill · under a mileFog Hill Cloughvalley · under a mileGreen Cloughvalley · under a mileBrennand Tarnlake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202619 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% 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)2,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 306 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongridge Community Hospital8.2 miGP surgerySlaidburn Health Centre4.4 miPharmacyPeter Buckley Pharmacy7.9 miDentistWaddington Road (Dental Surgery)7.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridgeages 3-11, 25 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMyerscough College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationClitheroe7.9 miBus stationBus StationWhalley10 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham16 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
