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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,808 residentsin the Read, Sabden & Chatburn census areaMedian age 48.93,401 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,217 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhalley Abbeyhistoric site · 1.4 miClitheroe War Memorialhistoric site · 2.1 miAudley Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miLight Cloughvalley · 1.0 miBarrow Cloughvalley · 1.1 miTolkien Trail Hurst Greenwalk or trail · 2.1 miToot Hillhill · 1.7 miTurn Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClitheroe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haRibble Valley Rememberence Parkpark · under a mileVale Gardenspark · 1.3 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 1.6 mi · 4 haQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202628 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.3 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)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryWhalley Site3 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWhalley Pharmacy1.4 miDentistEllison And Griffiths1.3 miPolice stationLancashire ConstabularyWhalley1.4 miCash machineAsda (C) Barrow - Holm Road PFS, Whalley Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nurseryPrimaryBarrow URC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileIndependentOakhill Schoolages 0-16, 279 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughRibblesdale Schoolages 4-16, 1,437 pupils1.9 miCollegeBurnley College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationWhalley1.2 miBus stationBus StationWhalley1.3 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham25 miBus stops27 within a mileCar parkEdisford Road Car ParkClitheroe2.0 miEV chargingbp PulseClitheroe1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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