Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:39 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:27 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,709 residentsin the Pilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip census areaMedian age 50.52,813 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,228 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C989 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarr Woodwoodland · under a mileNigget Woodwoodland · under a mileGravelly Hillhill · 3.5 miPeg's Poollake · 5.3 miWhitprick Hillhill · 3.8 miCopthorne Fishing Lakeswater · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPeace Gardenpark · 3.7 miMiller Greenpark · 4.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202623 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,982 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGreater Lancashire Hospitals5.9 miGP surgeryGreat Eccleston Hlth Ctr1.6 miPharmacyGreat Eccleston Health Centre Pharmacy1.6 miDentistGreat Eccleston Dental Centre1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryInskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Schoolages 4-11, 60 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Ecclestonages 4-11, 44 pupils1.5 miSecondaryCarr Hill High Schoolages 11-16, 790 pupils4.1 miCollegeMyerscough College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL35 miRailway stationKirkham & Wesham3.8 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.9 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea8.9 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
