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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtBB2
Telephone code01254
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:39 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:25 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,727 residentsin the Wilpshire & Mellor census areaMedian age 52.23,687 households87% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,032 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,211 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 landmarksSamlesbury Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miBlackburn War Memorialhistoric site · 1.8 miBillinge Woodswalk or trail · 1.7 miBillinge Hillhill · 1.7 miHoolster Hillhill · 1.7 miLong Dinglevalley · 1.9 miBlack Hill Delfwater · 1.9 miLodge Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWitton Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 160 haCorporation Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 22 haWitton Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 43 haBlackburn Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 38 haHarrison Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 6 haPleckgate Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 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 197620 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202630 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,919 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryMellor Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMellor Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNew Bank Road (Dental Surgery)1.8 miPolice stationBlackburn Police2.8 miCash machineEG on the move - West End, Preston New Road1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryMellor St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 144 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldestonages 3-11, 69 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTauheedul Islam Girls' High Schoolages 11-18, 866 pupils1.5 miCollegeBlackburn College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationRamsgreave & Wilpshire2.1 miBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centre2.6 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea22 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Longsight Road, BB2Blackburnunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBlackburn2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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