Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:38 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,294 residentsin the Townsend Fold & Edenfield census areaMedian age 47.62,789 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,432 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 2.1 miGreat Hey Cloughvalley · under a mileDearden Cloughvalley · under a mileSquare Reservoir Bridgereservoir · 1.5 miHog Lowe Pikemountain · 3.5 miGreen Hillhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPin Meadowpark · under a mileRossendale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 39 haNuttall Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 11 haMemorial Groundspark · 1.5 miRiverside Groundplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes187 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 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband77% 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)2,967 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Gen Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryRamsbottom Medical Practice1.4 miPharmacyScout Moor Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMarket Place (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryRamsbottom Stubbins Primary Schoolages 4-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEdenfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaslingden High School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,540 pupils1.7 miCollegeBury College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN22 miRailway stationEntwistle4.5 miBus stationBus Station Arrival StdRawtenstall2.5 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL0 postcode district.
