Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:42 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:23 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,447 residentsin the Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley census areaMedian age 54.32,804 households87% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,040 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C784 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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 landmarksMare Cloughvalley · under a mileCrow Merelake · 2.7 miSandymoor Poollake · 3.1 miMurdishaw Valleyvalley · 1.4 miChapel Woodwoodland · under a mileStretche's Gorsewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTown Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 104 haSutton Fields Golf Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 5 haKingsley Greenpark · 2.3 miPhoenix Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 10 haSutton Weaver Community Parkplaying field · 1.3 miQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: 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 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202516 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building2.1 miGP surgeryMurdishaw1.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAston by Sutton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Bolingbroke Academyages 11-19, 754 pupils1.4 miPrimaryBrookvale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 209 pupils1.4 miCollegeRiverside College Halton5.4 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.2 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNorton1.9 miBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand T6.8 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool16 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA7 postcode district.
