Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Health Centreright herePharmacyRead & Simonstone Pharmacy2.1 miDentist61 - 63 Church Street2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimarySabden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 101 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabdenages 4-11, 69 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShuttleworth Collegeages 11-16, 1,072 pupils3.0 miCollegeBurnley College4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationWhalley3.1 miBus stationBus StationWhalley2.9 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham27 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,808 residentsin the Read, Sabden & Chatburn census areaMedian age 48.93,401 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,221 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksChurn Clough Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCalf Hillhill · under a mileChurn Cloughvalley · under a mileBlack Hillhill · under a mileAudley Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miDobson Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 6 haVale Gardenspark · 2.9 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 3.1 mi · 4 haPump House Dean Woodsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202630 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.3 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)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 332 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
