Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:38 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:25 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,808 residentsin the Read, Sabden & Chatburn census areaMedian age 48.93,401 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,010 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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°C1,221 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)
Nearby landmarksLight Cloughvalley · under a mileAudley Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miTurn Hillhill · 1.2 miAudley Cloughvalley · 1.2 miRead Heightshill · 1.8 miLawsonsteads Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClitheroe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haRibble Valley Rememberence Parkpark · 1.0 miVale Gardenspark · 1.0 miPrimrose Nature Reservepark · 2.2 mi · 4 haQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: 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 197626 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 5.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCalderstones Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWhalley Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWhalley Pharmacy1.1 miDentistEllison And Griffiths1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentOakhill Schoolages 0-16, 279 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarrow URC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 1,117 pupils1.9 miCollegeBurnley College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationWhalley1.1 miBus stationBus StationWhalley1.0 miFerryFerry TerminalHeysham25 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BB7 postcode district.
