Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,808 residentsin the Little Sutton West census areaMedian age 47.04,164 households90% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright2% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,078 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle59% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesRivacre Valley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 35 haWhitby Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 20 haStanney Woods Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 23 haMunicipal Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haLuton Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haParklands Pump Tracksports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 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 8.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,766 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryGreat Sutton Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGreat Sutton Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGreat Sutton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryParklands Community Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEllesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 950 pupils1.0 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Chester5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.7 miRailway stationCapenhurstunder a mileBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange1.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal9.0 miBus stops110 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L66 postcode district.
