Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:23 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,598 residentsin the Helsby & Kingsley census areaMedian age 51.34,241 households82% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,534 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C876 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksCrow Merelake · 2.0 miHelsby Hillhill · under a mileSimmond's Hillhill · 1.2 miBlack Lakelake · 3.2 miHollytree Woodwoodland · under a mileDelamere Forestforest · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHelsby Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haDelamere Forest Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 509 haCastle Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 9 haHelsby Community Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haKingsley Greenpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.5 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)4,471 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building4.8 miGP surgeryHelsby Health Centreunder a milePharmacyFearns Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAlvanley and Manley Village Schoolages 5-11, 100 pupilsright herePrimaryHorn's Mill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHelsby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,211 pupils1.3 miCollegeRiverside College Halton7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL6.4 miRailway stationHelsby1.1 miBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange6.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA6 postcode district.
