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Pubs 180 Restaurants 435 Banks 24 Hotels 53 Shops 1,780 Supermarkets 75 Takeaways 288 Cinemas 9 Attractions 291 Business services 139 Education 413 Health and beauty 996 Home improvement 419 Leisure 75 Property services 122




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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB7
Telephone code01254
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:25 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,814 residentsin the Whalley & Brockhall census areaMedian age 48.53,752 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,418 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,218 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhalley Abbeyhistoric site · under a mileThe Old Zoohistoric site · 2.0 miTurn Hillhill · under a mileButler Cloughvalley · under a mileMartholme Viaductviaduct · 1.9 miLight Cloughvalley · 1.4 miTolkien Trail Hurst Greenwalk or trail · 2.1 miAudley Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVale Gardenspark · under a mileRibble Valley Rememberence Parkpark · under a mileClitheroe Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 40 haQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 6 haMemorial Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 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 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202629 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWhalley Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWhalley Pharmacyunder a mileDentistEllison And Griffithsright herePolice stationLancashire ConstabularyWhalleyunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeClitheroeright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWhalley Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 315 pupilsright hereIndependentOakhill Schoolages 0-16, 279 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 1,117 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn College6.1 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationWhalleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationWhalleyunder a mileFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea25 miBus stops39 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseClitheroeunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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