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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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°C744 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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)
Parks and green spacesHelsby Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haHelsby Community Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haCastle Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 9 haDelamere Forest Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 509 haMarshlands Tree Gardenpark · 3.5 miSource: 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 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202519 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 7.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryHelsby Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyFearns Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryHorn's Mill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a milePrimaryElton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHelsby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,211 pupils2.0 miCollegeRiverside College Halton7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.5 miRailway stationHelsby1.2 miBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange4.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA6 postcode district.
