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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR3
Telephone code01772
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:26 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,741 residentsin the Longridge South census areaMedian age 46.92,544 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,843 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,258 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpade Mill Reservoir Number 2reservoir · under a mileAlston Reservoir Number 2reservoir · under a mileDutton Hallhistoric site · 3.4 miTenter Hillhill · 1.5 miCollege Woodwoodland · under a mileSamlesbury Hallhistoric site · 4.4 miEmma's Pondpond · 1.5 miLoud Bank Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTowneley Gardenspark · under a mileThe Mike Riding Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haLongridge Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haLongridge Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 30 haLongridge Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRogerson Gardens Play Areapark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 5.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,951 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongridge Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBerry Lane Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBerry Lane Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationLongridge Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLongridge Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsright herePrimaryLongridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLongridge High Schoolages 11-16, 810 pupilsunder a mileCollegePreston College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN36 miRailway stationRamsgreave & Wilpshire6.1 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre6.3 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea18 miBus stops50 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLongridgeunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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