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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtL40
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,972 residentsin the Rufford & Banks census areaMedian age 52.63,500 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,709 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C954 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Merelake · 1.4 miMere Side Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.6 miBerry House Woodwoodland · under a mileLowry Hillhill · 4.3 miOld Hollowwater · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRufford Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.7 miBurscough Brickpitspark · 3.9 mi · 7 haMillennium Greenpark · 3.8 miShirdley Hill Village Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 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 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRenacres Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryTarleton Group Practice2.7 miPharmacyRufford Pharmacy2.1 miDentistBurscough Anaesthetic Clinic3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHolmeswood Methodist Schoolages 3-11, 55 pupilsright herePrimaryTarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 69 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTarleton Academyages 11-16, 674 pupils3.1 miCollegeSouthport Education Group5.5 miUniversityEdge Hill University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationNew Lane2.3 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale7.5 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle15 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L40 postcode district.


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