Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:39 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 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 8°C, lows 2°C1,092 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksScorton Lakelake · 2.1 miMorris Hillhill · under a mileWyresdale Lakelake · 2.7 miCow Hey Woodwoodland · under a mileRound Woodwoodland · under a mileBroom Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWinmarleigh Hallsports ground · under a mile · 10 haThe Millenium Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 8 haLane Ends Amenity Area Picnic Sitepark · 3.5 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202617 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Lancaster Infirmary8.0 miGP surgeryGarstang Medical Practice2.2 miPharmacyWell2.1 miDentistWalkers Court Dental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWinmarleigh Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 19 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGarstang Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.8 miSecondaryGarstang Community Academyages 11-16, 750 pupils3.0 miCollegeMyerscough College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL41 miRailway stationLancaster8.5 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre8.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea7.7 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR3 postcode district.
