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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtWA7
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,317 residentsin the Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook census areaMedian age 43.53,625 households89% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright3% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,051 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C834 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorton Water Towerhistoric site · under a mileNorton Priory Walled Gardenhistoric site · 1.2 miSandymoor Poollake · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileWigg Islandisland · 1.9 miMurdishaw Valleyvalley · under a mileBig Poollake · 2.6 miKeckwick Hillhill · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTown Parkpark · under a mile · 104 haPhoenix Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHalton Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haHaddock's Wood Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 11 haBrookvale Recreation Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 6 haSource: 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 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202518 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband93% 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)4,269 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryMurdishaw8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMurdishaw Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationCheshire Constabulary Custody SuiteRuncorn1.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Murdishaw, Murdishawunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Berteline's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 252 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWindmill Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 148 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Bolingbroke Academyages 11-19, 754 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRiverside College Halton3.7 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL7.6 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNortonunder a mileBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand T5.0 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool15 miBus stops66 within a mileCar parkPremier Inn Runcorn Car ParkPreston Brook, Runcorn1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseRuncornunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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