Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryHaslingden Healthcare10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHaslingden Dental Partnershipunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 5 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryHaslingden St James Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHaslingden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 372 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAll Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 504 pupils1.1 miCollegeBurnley College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN25 miRailway stationAccrington3.7 miBus stationBus Station Arrival StdRawtenstall1.8 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,342 residentsin the Haslingden census areaMedian age 39.34,274 households62% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright17% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,532 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,429 mm of rain a year, 47 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)
Parks and green spacesGreenfield Memorial Gardenspark · under a milePit Heads Pocket Parkpark · under a mileThe Harry Grady Community Open Spacepark · under a mileHaslingden St Mary's Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haRossendale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 39 haWorswick Memorial Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes178 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 202638 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 9.0 · 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
Broadband94% 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)4,595 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation236 m774 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 188 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
