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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtWN8
Telephone code01580
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,570 residentsin the Upholland census areaMedian age 48.23,244 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,586 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,019 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 6 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: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°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 landmarksThe Dinglevalley · under a mileAshhurst's Hillhill · 1.2 miElmers Cloughvalley · 1.3 miAbbey Lakeswater · 1.4 miFairy Glenglen · 2.3 miEast Quarrywater · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeacon Parkpark · under a mile · 139 haHillside Playing Fieldspark · under a mile · 12 haElmers Green Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 21 haDean Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haJanet Lally Memorial Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miBirleywoodallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19763 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 8.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,398 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub2.5 miGP surgeryMatthew Ryder Clinic12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHall Green Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryUpholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Peter's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 1,026 pupils1.6 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College1.4 miUniversityEdge Hill University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL16 miRailway stationGathurst1.5 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale1.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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