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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtWN6
Telephone code01257
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,630 residentsin the Standish North census areaMedian age 41.62,800 households83% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,523 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,073 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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 landmarksChisnall Hall Collieryhistoric site · 1.5 miCanal Bridge 63, Crawford Armshistoric site · 1.5 miWorthington Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miArley Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBig Lodge Waterlake · 3.1 miFoumart's Hillhill · 1.7 miWorthington Lakeswater · 1.5 miCoppull Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWorthington Lakespark · 1.3 mi · 27 haHaigh Woodland Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 169 haWigan Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 35 haAshfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStandish Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileRose Hill Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 19766 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for 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)3,227 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub1.9 miGP surgeryPes@Suzanne Dennis Standish, Wigan5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyStandish Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRodenhurst (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationStandish Police StationWiganunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Standish, Standish3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryWood Fold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 425 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Marie's Catholic Primary School Standishages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStandish Community High Schoolages 11-16, 1,276 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College2.6 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationGathurst2.2 miBus stationWigan Bus Station3.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops81 within a mileCar parkAPCOA Parking UKWigan3.0 miEV chargingHome EVCCoppull2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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