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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtL40
Telephone code01326
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,883 residentsin the Croston & Mawdesley census areaMedian age 45.92,550 households79% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,269 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C934 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°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 landmarksRufford Old Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miCroston Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miSkellow Cloughvalley · 1.1 miHarrock Hillhill · 1.5 miHawett Hillhill · 1.6 miHurst House Delfwater · 1.7 miRector's Woodwoodland · under a mileFairy Glenglen · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · under a mileStocks Hall Health Club and Spasports ground · under a mileMillenium Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Greenpark · 2.7 miBurscough Community Farmallotments · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19768 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,733 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub3.4 miGP surgeryParbold Surgery2.2 miPharmacyRufford Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationSkelmersdale Police Station5.2 miCash machineCharnock Richard SOUTH (Welcome Break) - INT 1, Mill Lane3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 70 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRichard Durning's Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 77 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBishop Rawstorne Church of England Academyages 11-16, 958 pupils2.5 miCollegeRunshaw College5.1 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationRufford1.7 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale5.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle16 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWigan2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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