Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryEaves Lane Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistSt Georges Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryAlbany Academyages 11-16, 725 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt George's Church of England Primary School, Chorleyages 4-11, 317 pupilsunder a milePrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorleyages 4-11, 157 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRunshaw College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationChorley1.1 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre1.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle21 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,025 residentsin the Adlington & Rivington census areaMedian age 47.44,407 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,207 mm of rain a year, 36 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 landmarksBig Lodge Waterlake · 1.9 miAnglezarke Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miRivington Pikemountain · 3.1 miHigh Bullough Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miShude Hillhill · under a mileRoaring Lumwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesYarrow Valley Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 162 haChorley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 47 haAstley Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 45 haThe Gillett Playing Fieldsplaying field · within reachLever Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 135 haTatton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes178 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202637 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
