Local servicesHospitalBurnley General Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryAppliance Prescription Service6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPadiham Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist61 - 63 Church Streetunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 3 nurseryPrimaryPadiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 312 pupilsright herePrimaryPadiham Green Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShuttleworth Collegeages 11-16, 1,072 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurnley College2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationHapton1.4 miBus stationBus StationBurnley3.2 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham29 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,325 residentsin the Padiham census areaMedian age 40.44,292 households52% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright19% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,937 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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°C1,154 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksJack Hillhill · under a mileThe Deanvalley · under a mileWhitaker Cloughvalley · 1.0 miMill Hillhill · 1.8 miFiery Woodwoodland · under a mileRoundaboutwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haWhitegate Parkpark · under a mileBentley Wood Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haFennyfold Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haThe Arbories Memorial Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 3 haLawrence Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)4,565 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
