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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB4
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 min8:24 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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,395 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 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 · 1.1 miLench Fold Cloughvalley · under a mileCowpe Lowehill · under a mileCowpe Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miScout Moor High Level Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSiss Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEdgeside Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haThe Old Fold Gardenpark · 1.2 miLibrary Gardenspark · 1.2 miMarl Pits Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 16 haWorswick Memorial Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.0 miBrunswick Gardensallotments · 1.9 miSource: 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 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 170 to 431 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRochdale Infirmary Opd6.3 miGP surgeryWaterfoot Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyParade Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDenpoint Dental Care1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryRawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 112 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurchages 4-11, 152 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,087 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurnley College7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationAccrington6.1 miBus stationBus stationRawtenstall1.1 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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