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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCH2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:23 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,658 residentsin the Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow census areaMedian age 47.63,646 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,131 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C743 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStanlow Pooltidal water · 1.7 miInce Marsheswetland · 1.1 miHelsby Hillhill · 2.2 miHelsby Marshwetland · 1.3 miSealion Poollake · 4.2 miCrow Merelake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHelsby Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 42 haHelsby Community Sports Clubsports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haWhitby Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 20 haStanney Woods Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 23 haCastle Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197617 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202520 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 9.4 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryThe Elton Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyElton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryElton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupilsright herePrimaryHorn's Mill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHelsby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,211 pupils2.6 miCollegeRiverside College Halton7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL4.4 miRailway stationInce & Eltonunder a mileBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange3.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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