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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtWN6
Telephone code01934
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,505 residentsin the Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington census areaMedian age 51.82,786 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,064 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,035 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksBig Lodge Waterlake · 2.5 miWelch Whittle Bottomsvalley · under a mileHarrock Hillhill · 1.4 miHurst House Delfwater · 1.2 miFairy Glenglen · 2.2 miWet Oaks Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCharnock Richard Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 37 haYarrow Valley Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 162 haOrchard Gardenpark · 1.8 miMillenium Greenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub1.9 miGP surgeryCoppull Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyCohens Chemist1.8 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 specialPrimaryWrightington Mossy Lea Primary Schoolages 4-11, 24 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStandish Community High Schoolages 11-16, 1,276 pupils2.3 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College4.4 miUniversityEdge Hill University7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationAppley Bridge2.7 miBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centre4.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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