Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,877 residentsin the Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside census areaMedian age 49.74,491 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,721 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% 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 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,273 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksWest Close Cloughvalley · under a mileMoor Isles Cloughvalley · under a mileBarley Waterlake · 2.4 miDean Heighthill · 1.0 miJack Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Lakelake · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCalder Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 18 haIghtenhill Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haMemorial Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 6 haGreenhead Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 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 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 265 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnley General Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryPadiham Group Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistPadiham Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHigham St John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 120 pupilsright herePrimaryWheatley Lane Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.4 miSecondaryShuttleworth Collegeages 11-16, 1,072 pupils2.0 miCollegeBurnley College2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationBrierfield2.2 miBus stationInterchangeNelson3.1 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham29 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB12 postcode district.
