Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People11,481 residentsin the Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat census areaMedian age 42.34,832 households69% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,425 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,325 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 landmarksMill Hillhill · under a mileCastle Cloughvalley · under a mileWhinney Hillhill · 1.3 miThorny Bank Cloughvalley · 1.3 miCastle Clough Woodwoodland · under a mileBarley Greenwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPeel Parkpark · under a mile · 32 haHuncoat Peace Gardenpark · under a mileBentley Wood Greenpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haAccrington Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haAccrington Stanley Community Trust Sports Hubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 5 haPeel Park Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes157 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband92% 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)5,263 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 227 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryMusculo-Skeletal Clinic9 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyHuncoat Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryAccrington Huncoat Primary Schoolages 3-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHapton Church of England/Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 116 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAccrington Academyages 11-16, 953 pupils1.7 miCollegeBurnley College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationHuncoatunder a mileBus stationBus StationAccrington1.8 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea29 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB5 postcode district.
