Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,814 residentsin the Whalley & Brockhall census areaMedian age 48.53,752 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,418 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,241 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesHenthorn Parkpark · under a milePrimrose Nature Reservepark · 1.0 mi · 4 haBrungerley Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 12 haClitheroe Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 40 haRoefield Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryPendleside Medical Pract4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPeter Buckley Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistWaddington Road (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nurseryPrimaryEdisford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroeages 4-11, 262 pupils1.2 miAll-throughRibblesdale Schoolages 4-16, 1,437 pupils1.3 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationClitheroe1.2 miBus stationBus StationWhalley3.2 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham23 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
