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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB3
Telephone code01254
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:39 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,962 residentsin the South Darwen & Whitehall census areaMedian age 44.94,020 households74% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,512 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C1,434 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksMarsh House, Darwenhistoric site · under a mileDarwen Towerhistoric site · under a mileHills Reservoirreservoir · under a mileJacks Key Reservoirwalk or trail · under a milePike Lowemountain · 2.8 miSunnyhurst Hey Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miDarwen Hillhill · under a mileLong Cloughvalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBold Venture Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haAshton Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWhitehall Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haDarwen Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 41 haBlacksnape Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 18 haRose Hill Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,429 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation192 m630 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 146 to 384 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Blackburn Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySpring-Fenisco Healthlink9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyChurch Street Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDarwen Health Centreunder a milePolice stationPolice HeadquartersBlackburn3.0 miCash machineKay Group - Bolton Road Service Station3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwenages 4-11, 165 pupilsright hereSecondaryDarwen Aldridge Community Academyages 11-19, 1,036 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoly Trinity VC Schoolages 4-11, 119 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn College4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN25 miRailway stationDarwenunder a mileBus stationArrival StandBlackburn Town Centre4.1 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea27 miBus stops143 within a mileCar parkAtlas Road Car ParkDarwenunder a mileEV chargingGridserveBlackburn And Darwen1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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