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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtWN8
Telephone codeNot listed
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 – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,306 residentsin the Skelmersdale South East census areaMedian age 34.93,106 households40% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright38% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,082 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 11% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,010 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 7 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: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 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 landmarksBispham Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miDelf Cloughvalley · under a mileElmers Cloughvalley · under a mileWinstanley Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miAshhurst's Hillhill · 1.8 miGoose Islandisland · 3.0 miAbbey Lakeswater · 1.9 miCarr Lane Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeacon Parkpark · under a mile · 139 haTawd Valley Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 71 haElmers Green Commonpark · under a mile · 21 haBirleywoodallotments · under a milePimbo Bike Parksports ground · under a mile · 6 haDean Wood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19762 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband47% 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)3,255 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryExcel Primary Care11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDigmour Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSkelmersdale Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePost Office3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools21 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryBishop Martin Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 189 pupilsright herePrimarySt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 145 pupilsright hereSecondaryUp Holland High Schoolages 11-16, 874 pupils1.9 miCollegeWinstanley College2.6 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationUphollandUp Holland1.1 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdaleunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle12 miBus stops55 within a mileCar parkSkelmerdale Truck Parking Ltd.under a mileEV chargingbp PulseSkelmersdale6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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