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
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People8,560 residentsin the Wolverham & Stanlow census areaMedian age 34.73,646 households44% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright40% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,767 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: 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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWhitby Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 20 haStanney Woods Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 23 haWestminster Parkpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 202521 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 6.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Elton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyElton Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryElton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHelsby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,211 pupils3.1 miCollegeRiverside College Halton6.8 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL3.8 miRailway stationInce & Eltonunder a mileBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange3.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH2 postcode district.
