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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR5
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 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,969 residentsin the Brindle & Withnell census areaMedian age 50.62,659 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,084 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,171 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksHoghton Towerhistoric site · under a milePike Lowemountain · 2.2 miAlfred Wainwright Memorialhistoric site · 2.5 miKing's Hillhill · under a mileHoghton Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miHunter's Hillhill · 1.4 miKyln Cloughvalley · 1.3 miBoardman's Heights Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPleasington Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 62 haWitton Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 160 haWitton Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 43 haCuerden Valley Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 239 haPleasington and Feniscowles War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 7 haYork Terrace Gardensallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 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 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,829 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryFeniscowles Surgery1.9 miPharmacyClayfields Chemist1.6 miDentistClayton Brook Dental2.4 miPolice stationBlackburn Police4.5 miCash machineSpar, Hoghton1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBrindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 66 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindleages 4-11, 83 pupils1.5 miSecondarySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburnages 11-16, 1,051 pupils2.7 miCollegeBlackburn College4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN29 miRailway stationPleasington1.6 miBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centre4.5 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea22 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBlackburn2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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