Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,020 residentsin the Hesketh Bank & Tarleton census areaMedian age 48.83,801 households83% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,446 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C911 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 7 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 · 2.8 miHazel Grovewoodland · under a mileLongshaw Woodwoodland · under a mileMuch Hoole Marshwetland · 2.3 miCrossens Poollake · 5.3 miBecconsall Marshwetland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRufford Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.9 miMillennium Greenpark · 3.0 miMillenium Greenpark · 4.2 miLongton Grovepark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 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 197611 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,114 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital)6.2 miGP surgeryTarleton Group Practice1.3 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.2 miSecondaryTarleton Academyages 11-16, 674 pupils1.7 miPrimaryHolmeswood Methodist Schoolages 3-11, 55 pupils1.8 miCollegeRunshaw College5.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL23 miRailway stationRufford2.0 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale7.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
