Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:23 am – 3:49 pm
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People11,135 residentsin the Bacup census areaMedian age 40.14,673 households64% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,118 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,419 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksThieveley Pikemountain · 1.3 miSmall Shaw Heighthill · under a mileOld Cloughvalley · under a mileSetting Barn Cloughvalley · under a mileTurn Hillhill · 1.2 miClough Bottom Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHawthorn Roadpark · 1.3 miBacup Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 22 haStubbylee Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haWest View Football Groundplaying field · under a mileMoorlands Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haMaden Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes187 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.7 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,001 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation337 m1,106 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 271 to 412 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnley General Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryIrwell Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBacup Primary Health Trust1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 nurseryPrimaryNorthern Primary Schoolages 5-11, 161 pupilsunder a milePrimarySharneyford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Valley Leadership Academyages 11-16, 578 pupils2.4 miCollegeBurnley College5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationTodmorden4.2 miBus stationBus stationRawtenstall3.7 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL13 postcode district.
