Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,912 residentsin the Neston & Parkgate census areaMedian age 50.73,644 households68% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright18% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,267 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C744 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 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)
Parks and green spacesSytchcroft Parkpark · under a mileHeswall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haStanney Fieldspark · 1.1 mi · 3 haThe Ropewalk Allotmentsallotments · under a mileParks Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 6 haThe University of Liverpool Botanic Gardenspark · 2.2 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes170 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 202530 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)3,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalClatterbridge Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryNeston Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGalen Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryParkgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 184 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNeston Primary Schoolages 3-11, 146 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNeston High Schoolages 11-18, 1,712 pupils1.2 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College7.2 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL10 miRailway stationNestonunder a mileBus stationHeswall Bus Station2.3 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal7.5 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L64 postcode district.
