Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:26 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,167 residentsin the Grimsargh & Goosnargh census areaMedian age 45.22,775 households84% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,577 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,383 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 5 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)
Parks and green spacesBeacon Fell Country Parkpark · under a mile · 110 haGoosnargh Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 23 haWaddecar Scout Activity Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 10 haRogerson Gardens Play Areapark · 3.1 miTowneley Gardenspark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202622 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,892 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongridge Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryBerry Lane Medical Centre3.6 miPharmacyGoosnargh Pharmacy2.9 miDentistCumeragh Lane (Dental Surgery)3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGoosnargh Whitechapel Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnarghages 4-11, 104 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLongridge High Schoolages 11-16, 810 pupils3.8 miCollegeMyerscough College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL37 miRailway stationPreston7.6 miBus stationBus StationPreston City Centre7.2 miFerryKnott End-On-Sea Ferry LandingKnott End on Sea14 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR3 postcode district.
