Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:26 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,412 residentsin the Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn census areaMedian age 52.53,060 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright4% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,613 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,415 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksPaper Mill Poollake · under a mileHare Hillhill · under a mileSpire Hillhill · under a mileAnnas Cloughvalley · 1.0 miAgden Cloughvalley · 1.3 miCrowshaw Lodgewater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStonyhurst Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 23 haHenthorn Parkpark · 4.1 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 4.3 mi · 4 haBrungerley Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202624 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 348 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWhalley Site4.4 miPharmacyPeter Buckley Pharmacy4.5 miDentistWaddington Road (Dental Surgery)4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlackburn College8.6 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationClitheroe4.5 miBus stationBus StationWhalley5.3 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham20 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
