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Pubs 123 Restaurants 361 Banks 13 Shops 1,191 Supermarkets 62 Takeaways 149 Cinemas 14 Attractions 252 Business services 96 Education 308 Health and beauty 827 Home improvement 282 Leisure 86 Property services 107




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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR9
Telephone code01576
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,972 residentsin the Rufford & Banks census areaMedian age 52.63,500 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,709 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C897 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 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 landmarksCrossens Poollake · 1.1 miSerpentine Lakelake · 2.0 miOld Hollowwater · 1.0 miBanks Enclosed Marshwetland · 1.1 miSugar Stubbs Covertswoodland · under a mileSouthport Beachbeach · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 miHesketh Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 12 haLytham Greenpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haTown Lanepark · 4.3 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartley Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryNorth Meols Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBanks Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCambridge Road (Dental Surgery)2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryBanks Methodist Schoolages 2-11, 52 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBanks St Stephen's CofE Schoolages 2-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStanley High Schoolages 11-16, 783 pupils2.3 miCollegeSouthport Education Group3.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationMeols Cop3.3 miBus stationLonsdale Coach ParkBloomfield10 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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