Local servicesHospitalCountess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust)2.0 miGP surgeryHeath Lane Medical Centre19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVicars Cross Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistVicars Cross Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 4 specialPrimaryOldfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsright herePrimaryHoole Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 395 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High Schoolages 11-18, 1,253 pupils1.1 miCollegeRiverside College Halton12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.4 miRailway stationChester1.1 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange1.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops115 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,117 residentsin the Vicars Cross & Hoole East census areaMedian age 44.82,976 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,388 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C746 mm of rain a year, 16 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 landmarksSealion Poollake · 2.2 miGallows Hillhill · under a mileThe Daledale · 2.4 miBellevue Woodwoodland · under a mileButter Hillhill · 2.4 miDonkey Fieldwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueens Road Community Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haAlexandra Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLime Wood Fieldspark · under a mile · 6 haVicars Cross Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 42 haCoronation Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haHoole Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 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 8.3 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,077 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
