Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,570 residentsin the Upholland census areaMedian age 48.23,244 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,586 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,019 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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 landmarksAbbey Lakeswater · under a mileCaptain's Cloughvalley · 1.4 miElmers Cloughvalley · 1.5 miAshhurst's Hillhill · 1.9 miCamp Hillhill · 2.2 miCarr Lane Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeacon Parkpark · under a mile · 139 haChequer Lane Playing Fieldspark · under a mileDean Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haHillside Playing Fieldspark · 1.0 mi · 12 haJanet Lally Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mileBirleywoodallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19762 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 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 9.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,398 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub3.4 miGP surgeryWest Lancashire Extended Access Services11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist65 Ormskirk Road (Dental Practice)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 211 pupilsright herePrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUp Holland High Schoolages 11-16, 874 pupils1.0 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College1.6 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationUphollandUp Holland1.0 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale1.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle13 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WN8 postcode district.
