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County or areaLancashire
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 –
People6,505 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°C981 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksStandish Hall Farmhistoric site · 1.5 miFairy Glenglen · under a mileChisnall Hall Collieryhistoric site · 2.2 miDawber Delfwater · under a mileEast Quarrywater · under a mileFoumart's Hillhill · under a mileParbold Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeacon Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 139 haGathurst Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 38 haTawd Valley Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 71 haElmers Green Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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 19765 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryArthroplasty Practitioner Service3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAppley Bridge Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationStandish Police StationWigan2.5 miCash machineMFG - Crow Orchard, Wrightington1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryAppley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academyages 5-11, 138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShevington Vale Primary Schoolages 2-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShevington High Schoolages 11-16, 878 pupils1.6 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College2.3 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationAppley Bridgeunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale3.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle15 miBus stops40 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWigan1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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