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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtOL13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,375 residentsin the Waterfoot & Stacksteads census areaMedian age 43.55,607 households61% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright20% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,603 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,479 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPike Hillmountain · 1.3 miIlex Millhistoric site · 2.0 miTop of Pikemountain · 2.9 miCowpe Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miSiss Cloughvalley · under a mileAcre Hillhill · under a mileThe Hilehill · under a mileSow Cloughvalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEdgeside Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haStubbylee Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haLee and Greens Moor Quarry Mountain Bike Trailssports ground · 1.0 mi · 49 haMoorlands Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 3 haBacup Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 22 haMaden Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes189 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 202641 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,129 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation209 m686 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 193 to 359 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRochdale Infirmary Opd5.6 miGP surgeryWaterfoot Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWaterfoot Police StationRossendale1.0 miCash machineWaterfoot Mini Marketunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 nurserySecondaryThe Valley Leadership Academyages 11-16, 578 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWaterfoot Primary Schoolages 5-11, 296 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,087 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurnley College7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationWalsden5.4 miBus stationBus stationRawtenstall2.1 miBus stops58 within a mileEV chargingCowpe Road3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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