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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 – 9:45 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°C1,113 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 6 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 · 1.0 miAlfred Wainwright Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miHoolster Hillhill · 1.3 miBillinge Woodswalk or trail · 2.1 miMammon Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Dinglevalley · 1.5 miCarter Fold Woodwoodland · under a mileYellow Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWitton Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 160 haWitton Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 43 haCorporation Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 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 202629 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 6.9 · 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
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
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi - The Beardswood Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryMellor Surgery1.0 miPharmacyMellor Pharmacy1.1 miDentistSamlesbury Dental Suite1.0 miPolice stationBlackburn Police3.6 miCash machinePremier Ribchester2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldestonages 3-11, 69 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBalderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 106 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTauheedul Islam Girls' High Schoolages 11-18, 866 pupils2.2 miCollegeBlackburn College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationRamsgreave & Wilpshire3.0 miBus stationBus StationBlackburn Town Centre3.4 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea21 miBus stops29 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Longsight Road, BB2Blackburn1.3 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBlackburn1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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