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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtWN8
Telephone code01257
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,505 residentsin the Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington census areaMedian age 51.82,786 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,064 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C930 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 yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLathom Househistoric site · 2.3 miHawett Hillhill · under a mileHunter's Hillhill · 1.1 miFairy Glenglen · 1.6 miSkellow Cloughvalley · 1.0 miBlythe Hall, Lathomhistoric site · 3.3 miGoose Islandisland · 2.4 miCarr Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileTawd Valley Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 71 haBeacon Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 139 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19766 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 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 6.3 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub2.4 miGP surgeryParbold Surgeryright herePharmacyJ Haltonright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationSkelmersdale Police Station3.1 miCash machinePayzoneSkelmersdale2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryParbold Douglas Church of England Academyages 5-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parboldages 4-11, 106 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughMaharishi Free Schoolages 4-16, 229 pupils1.7 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College4.1 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationParboldunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale3.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops29 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWigan1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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