Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:40 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 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°C947 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 landmarksMarton Merelake · under a mileSea Lion Poollake · 1.2 miBlackpool Central Beachbeach · 3.0 miBlackpool North Beachbeach · 3.1 miClinkum Woodwoodland · under a mileHall Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStanley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 52 haStaining Lodge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 62 haWoodland Gardenpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haKingscote Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haMereside Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 9 haBoundary Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 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 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 8.1 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
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOpd Victoria Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryLancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre14 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyNormoss Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistVictoria Hospital1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 5 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryStaining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 240 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 605 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBaines Schoolages 11-16, 726 pupils1.3 miCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL34 miRailway stationPoulton-le-Fylde2.1 miTramNorth Station (Blackpool Tramway)2.6 miBus stationNational Express Coach FacilityBlackpool2.7 miFerryFleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing7.6 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FY3 postcode district.
