Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:39 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:26 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,749 residentsin the Broughton & Wychnor census areaMedian age 40.83,775 households87% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright3% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,019 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,066 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksGravelly Hillhill · 1.0 miWhite Hillhill · 1.3 miBlack Fir Woodwoodland · under a mileHelme Woodwoodland · under a mileHorns Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miThe Serpentinewater · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 2 haSherwood Greenpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haMoor Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 40 haMiller Greenpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202624 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,797 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGreater Lancashire Hospitals1.7 miGP surgeryBeech Drive2.1 miPharmacyBroadway Pharmacy2.3 miDentistAjm Dental2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newshamages 5-11, 135 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarton St Lawrence Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBroughton High Schoolages 11-16, 932 pupils1.2 miCollegeMyerscough College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL34 miRailway stationSalwick4.4 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre4.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea13 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR3 postcode district.
