Local servicesHospitalClitheroe Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryPendleside Medical Pract4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPeter Buckley Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistWaddington Road (Dental Surgery)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 nurseryPrimaryWaddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMoorland School Limitedages 4-11, 220 pupils1.3 miSecondaryClitheroe Royal Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,496 pupils1.7 miCollegeEast Lancashire Learning Group8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationClitheroe1.6 miBus stationBus StationWhalley4.7 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham22 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:37 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,412 residentsin the Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn census areaMedian age 52.53,060 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright4% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,613 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 6°C, lows 1°C1,367 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 6 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)
Nearby landmarksPinder Hillhill · under a mileDale Hillhill · under a mileHollins Cloughvalley · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.2 miBrowsholme Tarnlake · 2.6 miPaper Mill Poollake · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrungerley Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 12 haHenthorn Parkpark · 1.7 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 1.9 mi · 4 haWaddow Hallsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202625 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
