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°C1,184 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 landmarksPike Lowemountain · under a mileBoardman's Heights Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRake Brook Reservoirriver · under a mileLower Roddlesworth Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miRatten Cloughvalley · under a mileBirch Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Royalgolf course · under a mile · 21 haWitton Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 160 haWitton Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 43 haCuerden Valley Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 239 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.0 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
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryWithnell Health Centreright herePharmacyWithnell Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnellages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbbey Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 52 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburnages 11-16, 1,051 pupils3.0 miCollegeBlackburn College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationPleasington2.8 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre4.0 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea24 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR6 postcode district.
