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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtWN8
Telephone code01229
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,273 residentsin the Skelmersdale Ashurst census areaMedian age 45.62,683 households75% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,295 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,013 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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 landmarksLathom Househistoric site · 2.2 miAshhurst's Hillhill · under a mileStandish Hall Farmhistoric site · 2.8 miCobb's Cloughvalley · under a mileGoose Islandisland · 1.9 miWestheads Cloughvalley · under a mileFairy Glenglen · 2.1 miParbold Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTawd Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 71 haElmers Green Commonpark · under a mile · 21 haBeacon Parkgolf course · under a mile · 61 haHelmsdale Community Gardenpark · under a mileHillside Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haHoughtons Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19764 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband72% 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)3,038 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub2.7 miGP surgeryAshurst Primary Care7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAshurst Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSkelmersdale Police Station1.3 miCash machinePayzoneSkelmersdaleunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools18 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 specialPrimaryDalton St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupilsright herePrimarySt James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdaleages 2-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughMaharishi Free Schoolages 4-16, 229 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College2.9 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL16 miRailway stationParbold1.6 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale1.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle13 miBus stops41 within a mileCar parkSkelmerdale Truck Parking Ltd.2.6 miEV chargingbp PulseSkelmersdale2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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