Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:39 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People5,969 residentsin the Brindle & Withnell census areaMedian age 50.62,659 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,084 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,176 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · 1.6 miSouth Hillhill · under a mileDenham Hillhill · under a mileBoardman's Heights Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miWarth Brookriver · 1.6 miNumber 1water · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCuerden Valley Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 239 haAstley Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 45 haHighfield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 10 haCommunity Gardenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,829 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryAlimentary Solutions Gastro Service4 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyCohens Chemist1.4 miDentist207 Preston Road1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 2 specialPrimarySt Chad's Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 139 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWithnell Fold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupils1.2 miSecondarySt Michael's Church of England High Schoolages 11-16, 1,134 pupils2.3 miCollegeRunshaw College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationBuckshaw ParkwayBuckshaw Village2.5 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre2.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea23 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR6 postcode district.
