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
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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°C830 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 spacesTown Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 104 haPhoenix Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 10 haSutton Fields Golf Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 5 haHalton Commonpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haBrookvale Recreation Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haQueen Elizabeth II Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 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 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryMurdishaw5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryGorsewood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 166 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschoolages 2-11, 164 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Bolingbroke Academyages 11-19, 754 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRiverside College Halton4.8 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.3 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNorton1.0 miBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand T5.6 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool16 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA7 postcode district.
