Local servicesHospitalSpire Cheshire Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryStretton Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWell1.7 miDentistThe Dental Academy Limited1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryDaresbury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.2 miPrimaryStretton St Matthew's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupils1.5 miSecondarySandymoor Ormiston Academyages 11-18, 631 pupils2.1 miCollegeWarrington and Vale Royal College4.8 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL10 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNorton2.6 miBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand T3.6 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:42 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:23 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,846 residentsin the Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton census areaMedian age 47.12,640 households89% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,396 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C833 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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)
Nearby landmarksAppleton Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miSandymoor Poollake · 2.4 miKeckwick Hillhill · 1.4 miGreen Hillhill · 1.6 miOwl's Nest Woodwoodland · under a mileMorts Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWalton Hall Gardenspark · 1.3 mi · 16 haWalton Hall Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 59 haChurch Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haTown Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 104 haWarrington Sports Clubsports ground · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,108 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
