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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtWN4
Telephone code01942
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,206 residentsin the Ashton-in-Makerfield West census areaMedian age 48.73,185 households77% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,320 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C944 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 9 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 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°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 landmarksBryn Hall Collieryhistoric site · 1.4 miBryn Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miNewton Lakelake · 2.4 miThe Cloughvalley · 1.0 miTithe Barn Hillockhill · 1.2 miCowhey Damwater · 1.4 miWhite Door Damwater · 1.5 miGolborne Daledale · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkspark · under a mile · 3 haAshton Heathpark · under a mile · 11 haGarswood Parkgolf course · under a mile · 65 haLyme and Wood Pits Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 100 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileWhit Lodgeplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19764 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 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 11 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,277 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Community Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryMedicentre17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyJ Morris Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationAshton in Makerfield Police StationWiganunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeWiganunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools11 primary, 4 secondary, 5 specialPrimarySt Oswald's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 242 pupilsright herePrimaryR L Hughes Primary Schoolages 3-11, 425 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfieldages 11-16, 1,204 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWinstanley College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationBrynunder a mileBus stationEarlestown Bus Station2.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle15 miBus stops82 within a mileCar parkASDA Goose Green Car ParkWigan2.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationWigan4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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