Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,506 residentsin the Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne census areaMedian age 52.53,218 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,565 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C953 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesBurscough Brickpitspark · 2.3 mi · 7 haRufford Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.4 miRichmond Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haBurscough Community Farmallotments · 1.7 mi · 3 haMillennium Greenpark · 3.4 miCoronation Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,283 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOrmskirk And District General Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryWest Lancs Heart Failure Service6 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyFishlocks Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistBurscough Anaesthetic Clinic1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBurscough Bridge Methodist Schoolages 5-11, 41 pupils1.4 miPrimaryBurscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 135 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBurscough Priory Academyages 11-16, 729 pupils1.5 miCollegeSouthport Education Group6.1 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationNew Laneunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale6.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L40 postcode district.
