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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB2
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,739 residentsin the Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey census areaMedian age 47.23,590 households87% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,148 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,176 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksAlfred Wainwright Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miHoghton Towerhistoric site · 1.5 miPike Lowemountain · 2.6 miCabin Hillhill · 1.0 miKing's Hillhill · 1.1 miBillinge Woodswalk or trail · 1.6 miStanworth Valleyvalley · 1.0 miBlack Hill Delfwater · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWitton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 160 haWitton Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 43 haPleasington Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 56 haPleasington Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 62 haPleasington and Feniscowles War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haYork Terrace Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197617 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% 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)4,095 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryFeniscowles Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyManor Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist376-378 Preston Old Road Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationBlackburn Police2.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Livesey Branch Road, Livesey Road1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburnages 4-11, 216 pupilsright herePrimaryFeniscowles Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsright hereSecondarySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburnages 11-16, 1,051 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackburn College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN28 miRailway stationPleasingtonunder a mileBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centre2.8 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea23 miBus stops46 within a mileCar parkParking space on Carrington AvenueBlackburn1.8 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBlackburnunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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