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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:24 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,877 residentsin the Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside census areaMedian age 49.74,491 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,721 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,405 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.4 miBarley Waterlake · 1.6 miOld Laund Cloughvalley · under a mileChamber Hillhill · under a mileDimpenley Cloughvalley · under a mileLower Ogden Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 8 haBrierfield Peace Gardenpark · 1.3 miHeyhead Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 2 haSeedhillplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haGreenhead Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miPrairie Sports Villagesports ground · 1.7 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 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 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 280 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPendle Community Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryPendle View Medical Centre13 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBrierfield Late Night Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDrakes Dental Care1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools16 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryWheatley Lane Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsright herePrimaryNewchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.0 miSecondaryMarsden Heights Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,047 pupils1.6 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA25 miRailway stationBrierfield1.3 miBus stationInterchangeNelson1.8 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham30 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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