Local servicesHospitalClitheroe Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryPendleside Medical Pract3.5 miPharmacyThe Clitheroe Pharmacy3.5 miDentistClitheroe Hospital2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBowland Highages 11-16, 644 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 29 pupils1.1 miPrimaryChatburn Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 132 pupils1.5 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationClitheroe3.6 miBus stationBus StationWhalley6.9 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham25 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:37 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,412 residentsin the Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn census areaMedian age 52.53,060 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright4% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,613 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,383 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksNoddle Hillhill · under a mileMoses Cloughvalley · under a mileHigher Stone Hillhill · 1.0 miDenham Wheelwater · 1.2 miBank Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.9 miBrungerley Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 12 haCoulthurst Jubilee Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 4.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 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 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
