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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People9,598 residentsin the Helsby & Kingsley census areaMedian age 51.34,241 households82% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,534 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 1°C875 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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 landmarksBlack Lakelake · 1.5 miDelamere Forestforest · 1.6 miSiddall's Hillhill · under a mileSimmond's Hillhill · under a mileHatch Merelake · 2.5 miThe Mosswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDelamere Forest Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 509 haChapel Greenpark · 2.1 miKingsley Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 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 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202516 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,471 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building5.9 miGP surgeryDr Rowland And Partners1.6 miPharmacyHolmes Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryAshton Hayes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 134 pupils1.2 miPrimaryAlvanley and Manley Village Schoolages 5-11, 100 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHelsby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,211 pupils3.0 miCollegeRiverside College Halton8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.3 miRailway stationMouldsworthunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchange7.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA6 postcode district.
