Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:40 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:26 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,020 residentsin the Hesketh Bank & Tarleton census areaMedian age 48.83,801 households83% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,446 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C907 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesHesketh Bank Sports Groundsports ground · 1.8 mi · 4 haLytham Greenpark · 4.6 mi · 20 haLongton Grovepark · 4.2 miFreckleton Memorial Playing Fieldspark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes149 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197614 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 Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)4,114 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLytham Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryNorth Meols Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyTrust Hesketh Bank Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBanks Methodist Schoolages 2-11, 52 pupils1.6 miPrimaryHesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE Schoolages 3-11, 178 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTarleton Academyages 11-16, 674 pupils2.1 miCollegeSouthport Education Group5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL25 miRailway stationCroston4.5 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre8.9 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR4 postcode district.
