Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:40 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:27 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,512 residentsin the Elswick, Singleton & Weeton census areaMedian age 47.03,551 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,155 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C987 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 landmarksPeg's Poollake · 2.4 miMarton Merelake · 3.0 miCaudle Woodwoodland · under a mileKennel Woodwoodland · under a mileHall Hillhill · 2.5 miWhitprick Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPeace Gardenpark · under a mileWyre Estuary Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 45 haMemorial Park Jean Stansfieldpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haYMCA Fitness and Leisure Centresports ground · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes129 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202623 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,678 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOpd Victoria Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWeeton Medical Centre1.3 miPharmacyWell2.0 miDentistWeeton Dental Centre1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySingleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWeeton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 163 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHodgson Academyages 11-16, 1,121 pupils1.6 miCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL35 miRailway stationPoulton-le-Fylde2.0 miTramNorth Station (Blackpool Tramway)4.4 miBus stationNational Express Coach FacilityBlackpool4.7 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea6.6 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FY6 postcode district.
