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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,847 residentsin the Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke census areaMedian age 42.13,689 households80% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,707 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,066 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksManor House Farmhistoric site · under a milePike Lowemountain · 3.0 miDenham Hill Quarrywalk or trail · 1.0 miRunshaw Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miDenham Hillhill · 1.1 miHough Hillhill · 1.1 miSheep Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileHorse Shoe Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCuerden Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 239 haShaw Hill Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haAstley Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 45 haWorden Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 57 haBrookfields Parksports ground · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,843 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRamsey Buckshawe Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWhittle Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist207 Preston Roadunder a milePolice stationLeyland Police Station2.4 miCash machineMFG - Leyland1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools15 primary, 1 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryWhittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 240 pupilsunder a milePrimaryClayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary Schoolages 4-11, 250 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBalshaw's Church of England High Schoolages 11-16, 921 pupils1.9 miCollegeRunshaw College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL26 miRailway stationBuckshaw ParkwayBuckshaw Village1.5 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre2.7 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea22 miBus stops62 within a mileCar parkKing Street Car ParkLeyland2.1 miEV chargingbp PulseChorley1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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