Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:39 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:27 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,709 residentsin the Pilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip census areaMedian age 50.52,813 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,228 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C996 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesWyre Estuary Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 45 haPeace Gardenpark · 2.0 miKenyon Gardenspark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202621 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 4.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,982 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Fylde Coast Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryDr Lewin Jp And Partners1.5 miPharmacyHambleton Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationLancashire ConstabularyPoulton-le-Fylde1.3 miCash machineApplegreen - Skippool Services, Little Singleton1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHambleton Primary Academyages 2-11, 247 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHodgson Academyages 11-16, 1,121 pupils2.6 miCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL37 miRailway stationPoulton-le-Fylde2.9 miTramCleveleys (Blackpool Tramway)4.7 miBus stationBus StationCleveleys4.9 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea5.1 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseThornton-Cleveleys3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR3 postcode district.
