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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtM26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,773 residentsin the Kearsley & Stoneclough census areaMedian age 41.04,661 households68% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,337 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,079 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLadyshore Collieryhistoric site · 1.2 miOutwood Collieryhistoric site · 2.0 miMeccano Bridgebridge · under a mileLower Doe Hey Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miBull Hillhill · under a mileHigher Doe Hey Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miRingley Old Bridgebridge · 1.3 miOutwood Nature Trailwalk or trail · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMoses Gate Country Parkpark · under a mile · 99 haFarnworth Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haBlackleach Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 31 haBridgeman Parkplaying field · 1.2 miNew House Farm Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.4 mi · 18 haBlackleach Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 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 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 12 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolton Royal Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryFig Tree Medical Practice25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMarket Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationLancashire Police - Farnworth Police StationBoltonunder a mileCash machineNatWest Farnworth3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools32 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 2 nurseryPrimarySt Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John Church of England Primary School, Farnworthages 5-11, 154 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLittle Lever Schoolages 11-16, 1,085 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBolton Sixth Form College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationFarnworthunder a mileMetroRadcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)2.8 miBus stationBolton Interchange2.3 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle27 miBus stops136 within a mileCar parkMoses Gate Car ParkBoltonunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationWalkden1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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