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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:25 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,727 residentsin the Wilpshire & Mellor census areaMedian age 52.23,687 households87% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,032 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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°C1,216 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDutton Hallhistoric site · 2.4 miBlackburn War Memorialhistoric site · 2.6 miParsonage Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSales Wheelwater · 1.7 miDean Clough Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miAnchor Hillhill · 2.0 miDinckley Suspension Bridgebridge · 2.2 miHagg's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilpshire Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haRoe Lee Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 6 haCorporation Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 22 haWitton Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 160 haWoolridge Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 6 haPleckgate Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes157 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202629 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,919 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryBrownhill Surgery1.4 miPharmacyBrownhill Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistWilpshire Dental Clinic1.2 miPolice stationLancashire Constabulary Eastern DivisionBlackburn2.9 miCash machineKay Group - Park Garage (BP)1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySalesbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 283 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Gabriel's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 212 pupils1.7 miSecondaryPleckgate High Schoolages 11-16, 1,339 pupils1.8 miCollegeBlackburn College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationRamsgreave & Wilpshire1.2 miBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centre3.1 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea23 miBus stops27 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Longsight Road, BB2Blackburn1.4 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationBlackburn3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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