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 – 3:53 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°C830 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesTown Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 104 haSutton Fields Golf Driving Rangegolf course · 1.3 mi · 5 haPhoenix Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 10 haHalton Commonpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haBrookvale Recreation Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 2 haSutton Weaver Community Parkplaying field · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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: 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 8.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 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
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building2.6 miGP surgeryMurdishaw1.5 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAston by Sutton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.5 miPrimaryGorsewood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 166 pupils1.5 miSecondaryOrmiston Bolingbroke Academyages 11-19, 754 pupils1.6 miCollegeRiverside College Halton5.5 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.0 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNorton1.8 miBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand T5.9 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool16 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA4 postcode district.
