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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,093 residentsin the Helmshore census areaMedian age 47.32,608 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,889 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 14%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C1,431 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHog Lowe Pikemountain · 2.1 miHolden Wood Reservoirreservoir · under a milePike Lowemountain · 3.1 miTor Hillhill · under a mileOgden Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miKenyon Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Groundspark · under a mileRossendale Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haGreenfield Memorial Gardenspark · 1.0 miHaslingden St Mary's Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 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 202639 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,709 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 143 to 336 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryHaslingden Healthcare5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy Helmshore5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHaslingden Dental Partnership1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 5 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryHelmshore Primary Schoolages 5-11, 397 pupilsright herePrimarySt Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshoreages 4-11, 150 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaslingden High School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,540 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBury College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationEntwistle4.1 miBus stationBus Station Arrival StdRawtenstall2.1 miBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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