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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR4
Telephone code01772
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,315 residentsin the Longton & Walmer Bridge census areaMedian age 51.23,643 households84% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,977 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%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, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHowick Crosshistoric site · 2.1 miTulketh Prioryhistoric site · 2.7 miFarrer's Woodwoodland · under a mileCockerton Woodwoodland · under a mileHutton Marshwetland · 1.3 miLongton Marshwetland · 1.4 miFrenchwood Knollhill · 4.7 miThe Merelake · 6.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLongton Grovepark · under a mileAshton Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 32 haHurst Grange Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 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 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202630 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband1.7% 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)3,861 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Preston4.2 miGP surgeryBeeches Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFacer Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationLancashire ConstabularyHuttonunder a mileCash machineBP Lea Road (PIV) (Sch C), Blackpool Road2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryLongton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longtonages 4-11, 246 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHutton Church of England Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 807 pupils1.3 miCollegeCardinal Newman College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL27 miRailway stationSalwick3.7 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre4.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea16 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkLiverpool Rd ParkingPreston2.9 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationPrestonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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