Local servicesHospitalRamsey Buckshawe Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryMoss Side Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWise Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth - Garth1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryMoss Side Primary Schoolages 4-11, 248 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeyland St James Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAcademy@Wordenages 11-16, 660 pupils1.2 miCollegeRunshaw College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationLeyland2.1 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre4.4 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea19 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:40 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,367 residentsin the Farington census areaMedian age 41.03,552 households81% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,429 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C966 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 spacesWorden Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 57 haWood Greenpark · 1.3 miLeyton Greenpark · 1.4 miLeyland and Moss Side Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMoss Side Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 9 haSt John's Greenplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes156 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,122 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
