Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,972 residentsin the Rufford & Banks census areaMedian age 52.63,500 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,709 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C953 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 landmarksThe Merelake · 3.5 miJames Porter's Woodwoodland · under a mileSpring Woodwoodland · under a mileSkellow Cloughvalley · 2.5 miLowry Hillhill · 3.1 miHawett Hillhill · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRufford Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileMillennium Greenpark · 1.7 miBurscough Community Farmallotments · 1.2 mi · 3 haBurscough Brickpitspark · 3.6 mi · 7 haMillenium Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202637 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 5.2 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub5.3 miGP surgeryBurscough Family Practice2.5 miPharmacyRufford Pharmacyright hereDentistBurscough Anaesthetic Clinic2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRufford CofE Schoolages 4-11, 114 pupilsright herePrimaryMawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 70 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBurscough Priory Academyages 11-16, 729 pupils2.6 miCollegeRunshaw College6.1 miUniversityEdge Hill University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationRuffordunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale6.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle15 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L40 postcode district.
