Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:55 pm
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People5,626 residentsin the Hooton, Willaston & Ness census areaMedian age 54.42,510 households85% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,436 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C745 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksThe Merelake · 1.6 miRaby Merelake · 3.4 miSnab Woodwoodland · under a mileHaddon Woodwoodland · under a mileDenhall Guttertidal water · 2.6 miBurton Mere Wetlandswetland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe University of Liverpool Botanic Gardenspark · under a mile · 25 haStanney Fieldspark · under a mile · 3 haSytchcroft Parkpark · 1.3 miBurton Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileParks Fieldsports ground · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 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 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202528 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 5.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,874 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClatterbridge Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryNeston Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDeeside Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRaby Road Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWoodfall Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 438 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Winefride's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 153 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNeston High Schoolages 11-18, 1,712 pupils1.4 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College8.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.1 miRailway stationNeston1.2 miBus stationHeswall Bus Station4.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal8.3 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L64 postcode district.
