Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,289 residentsin the Oswaldtwistle census areaMedian age 41.63,315 households60% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright17% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,353 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 69% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,141 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · 2.8 miDuckworth Hillhill · under a mileAspen Valleyvalley · under a mileHoyle Bottomvalley · under a mileWarmwithens Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miHog Lowe Pikemountain · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileJames Hargreaves Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileRhyddings Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haAccrington and District Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haBullough Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 5 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 202634 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 8.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,661 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAccrington Victoria Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryHigher Heys Surgery26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOswaldtwistle Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools23 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryOswaldtwistle Moor End Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 302 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRhyddingsages 11-16, 610 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN28 miRailway stationChurch & Oswaldtwistleunder a mileBus stationBus StationAccrington1.8 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea27 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB5 postcode district.
